Prodiginines and Their Potential Utility as Proapoptotic Anticancer Agents

Emerging Cancer Therapy: Microbial Approaches and Biotechnological Tools

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 333-366

  Williamson, Neil R ^a   Chawrai, Suresh ^a   Leeper, Finian J ^a   Salmond, George P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioactive prodiginines displaying anticancer activity; Mutasynthesis to generate novel prodiginines; Prodiginines, and their potential utility as proapoptotic anticancer agents

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EID: 84886858111     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470626528.ch15     Document Type: Chapter

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