Synthesis and evaluation of the α- D -/α-l-rhamnosyl and amicetosyl digitoxigenin oligomers as antitumor agents

ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 264-269

  Wang, Hua Yu Leo ^a   Rojanasakul, Yon ^b   O'Doherty, George A ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

apoptosis; cancer; digitoxigenin triamicetoside; digitoxigenin trirhamnoside; Digitoxin; NCI H460

Indexed keywords

ALPHA RHAMNOSYL DIGITOXIGENIN; AMINOCETOSYL DIGITOXIGENIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DIGITOXIGENIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; DIHYDROXYLATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 79954581221     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ml100290d     Document Type: Article

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