Synthesis, electrochemistry, and bioactivity of the cyanobacterial calothrixins and related quinones

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 4958-4963

  Bernardo, Paul H ^a   Chai, Christina L L ^a   Heath, Graham A ^a   Mahon, Peter J ^a   Smith, Geoffrey D ^a   Waring, Paul ^a   Wilkes, Bronwyn A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BENZOCARBAZOLEDIONE; CALOTHRIXIN A; CALOTHRIXIN B; CARBOQUONE; ELLIPTICINE DERIVATIVE; MENADIONE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; SEMIQUINONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH ELECTRODE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL SURVIVAL; CYANOBACTERIA; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELLIPTICINES; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; INDOLES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; QUINONES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 4544386788     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm049625o     Document Type: Article

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