Cembrene diterpenoids: Conformational studies and molecular docking to tubulin

Records of Natural Products

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-123

  Villanueva, Heather E ^a   Setzer, William N ^a  

^a University of Alabama in Huntsville ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cembrenes; Conformations; Molecular docking; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

CASBENE; CEMBRENE; CEMBRENE A; COLCHICINE; DITERPENOID; ISOCEMBRENE; ISOCENSOLE; PACLITAXEL; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; TUBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINBLASTINE;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DOCKING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD;

RUMEX;

EID: 77955465145     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13076167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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