Macrocyclic G-Quadruplex Ligands

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 29, 2010, Pages 3438-3448

  Nielsen, M C ^a   Ulven, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anticancer therapeutics; DNA; Drug discovery; G quadruplex; Macrocycles; Porphyrins

Indexed keywords

GUANINE QUADRUPLEX; ISOINDOLE DERIVATIVE; LIGAND; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUND; PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; TELOMESTATIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 77957952254     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986710793176320     Document Type: Article

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