Comparison of epothilone and taxol binding in yeast tubulin using molecular modeling

Avicenna Journal of Medical Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 167-175

  Akbari, Vajihe ^a   Moghim, Sharareh ^a   Mofid, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

tubulin; Epothilone a; Microtubules; Saccharomyces cerevesia; Taxol

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; EPOTHILONE A; PACLITAXEL; TUBULIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; HYDROGEN BOND; MICROTUBULE; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SACCHAROMYCES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; YEAST;

BOVINAE; SACCHAROMYCES;

EID: 84555208128     PISSN: 20082835     EISSN: 20084625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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