Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel dibenzofluorene derivatives as anticancer agents

Oncology Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 309-311

  Banik, Bimal K ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Chhanda ^b   Becker, Frederick F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticancer agent; Biological evaluation; Dibenzofluorene; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; HYDROCARBON;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN;

EID: 77955751555     PISSN: 17921074     EISSN: 17921082     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ol_00000055     Document Type: Article

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