Synthesis and antitumor activity of a heterodinucleotide of BVDU and gemcitabine

Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 460-468

  Cappellacci, L ^a   Franchetti, P ^a   Vita, P ^a   Petrelli, R ^a   Grifantini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antitumor activity; BVDU; Dinucleotides; Gemcitabine

Indexed keywords

2' DEOXY 2',2 DIFLUOROCYTIDINE 5' MONOPHOSPHATE; 2' DEOXY 2,2' DIFLUOROCYTIDINE 5' MONOPHOSPHATE TRI BUTYLAMMONIUM; 5 (2 BROMOVINYL) 2' DEOXYURIDINE; 5 (2 BROMOVINYL) 2' DEOXYURIDINE 5' MONOPHOSPHATE; 5 BROMOVINYL 2' DEOXYURIDINE 5' MONOPHOSPHATE TRI BUTYLAMMONIUM; GEMCITABINE; P 1 5' [5 BROMOVINYL 2' DEOXYURIDINE] P 2 5' [2' DEOXY 2',2' DIFLUOROCYTIDINE]PYROPHOSPHATE; P 1,P 2 BIS[5 BROMOVINYL 2' DEOXYURIDINE] 5' PYROPHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; RAT; SARCOMA CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DEOXYCYTIDINE; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; RATS; SARCOMA, EXPERIMENTAL;

RATTUS;

EID: 45849085773     PISSN: 15257770     EISSN: 15322335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15257770802088787     Document Type: Article

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