Synthesis of xanthones and benzophenones as inhibitors of tumor cell growth

Letters in Drug Design and Discovery

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 487-493

  Costa, Elisangela ^a   Sousa, Emília ^a   Nazareth, Nair ^a   Nascimento, Maria S J ^a   Pinto, Madalena M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antitumor; Benzophenones; Prenylated; Sulfated; Xanthones

Indexed keywords

(5 HYDROXY 2,2 DIMETHYLCHROMAN 6 YL) [2' HYDROXY 4' (TERTPENTYLOXY) PHENYL] METHANONE; 2,2' 4,4' TETRAHYDROXYBENZOPHENONE; 2,2',4,4' TETRAACETOXYBENZOPHENONE; 3,6 DIHYDROXYXANTHONE; ACETIC ACID; BENZOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; PRENYL BROMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHONE 3,4 O,O BIS (SULFATE); XANTHONE 3,6 O,O BIS (SULFATE); XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFATION; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 77958460956     PISSN: 15701808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157018010791526250     Document Type: Article

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