Glutathione transferase (GST)-activated prodrugs

Pharmaceutics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 220-231

  Ruzza, Paolo ^a   Calderan, Andrea ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anticancer prodrugs; Glutathione; Glutatione transferase

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; 3 (9H PURIN 6 YLTHIO)ACRYLIC ACID; 6 (2 ACETYLVINYLTHIO)GUANINE; 6 (2 ACETYLVINYLTHIO)PURINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CANFOSFAMIDE; CHLORMETHINE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; ELECTROPHILE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE P1; MERCAPTOPURINE; O2 (2,4 DINTROPHENYL) 1 [(4 ETHOXYCARBONYL)PIPERAZIN 1 YL]DIAZEN 1 IUM 1,2 DIOLATE; PRODRUG; TIOGUANINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANCER RESISTANCE; DRUG ACTIVATION; DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

EID: 84876003143     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics5020220     Document Type: Review

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