Positioning of aminopeptidase inhibitors in next generation cancer therapy

Amino Acids

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 793-808

  Hitzerd, Sarina M ^a   Verbrugge, Sue Ellen ^a   Ossenkoppele, Gert ^a   Jansen, Gerrit ^a   Peters, Godefridus J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Aminopeptidase inhibitors; Aminopeptidases; Bestatin; Tosedostat

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NEOPLASMS;

AMINOPEPTIDASES; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84898840991     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: 14382199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-013-1648-0     Document Type: Review

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