Metal-dithiocarbamate complexes: Chemistry and biological activity

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1202-1215

  Hogarth, Graeme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti cancer; Chelator; Dithiocarbamate; Lipophilic; Metal complexes; Thioureide

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPLEX; DISULFIRAM; DITHIOCARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GOLD COMPLEX; METAL COMPLEX; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE INHIBITOR; TECHNETIUM COMPLEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CADMIUM POISONING; CHELATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

CADMIUM POISONING; COORDINATION COMPLEXES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROTEASOME ENDOPEPTIDASE COMPLEX; PROTEIN BINDING; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOCARBAMATES;

EID: 84866464213     PISSN: 13895575     EISSN: 18755607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138955712802762095     Document Type: Article

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