Glutathione conjugation of alkylating cytostatic drugs with a nitrogen mustard group and the role of glutathione S-transferases

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages

  Dirven, Hubert A A M ^a,b   Van Ommen, Ben ^a   Van Bladeren, Peter J ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b NYCOMED IMAGING AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; BUSULFAN; CARMUSTINE; CHLORAMBUCIL; CHLORMETHINE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACARBAZINE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLYCOPROTEIN P; IFOSFAMIDE; MELPHALAN; NITROSOUREA DERIVATIVE; STREPTOZOCIN; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THIOTEPA;

ALKYLATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CANCER INHIBITION; CYTOSTASIS; DRUG CONJUGATION; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; REVIEW; TUMOR;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; BIOTRANSFORMATION; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MECHLORETHAMINE;

EID: 3142613164     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx950143c     Document Type: Review

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