Indole in the target-based design of anticancer agents: A versatile scaffold with diverse mechanisms

S Dadashpour, S Emami - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
The indole scaffold is one of the most widespread heterocycles in the naturally occurring
and synthetic bioactive compounds including anticancer agents. Due to its biodiversity and …

ABC transporters in multidrug resistance and pharmacokinetics, and strategies for drug development

Y Hee Choi, AM Yu - Current pharmaceutical design, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a serious problem that hampers the success of cancer
pharmacotherapy. A common mechanism is the overexpression of ATP-binding cassette …

Etoposide: four decades of development of a topoisomerase II inhibitor

KR Hande - European journal of cancer, 1998 - Elsevier
Podophyllin-containing materials have been used as folk medicines for centuries. In the
1950s, scientists began a search to identify a more effective podophyllotoxin derivative …

Anti-tubulin agents of natural origin: Targeting taxol, vinca, and colchicine binding domains

F Naaz, MR Haider, S Shafi, MS Yar - European journal of medicinal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microtubules are a protein which is made of α-and β-heterodimer. It is one of the main
components of the cell which play a vital role in cell division especially in G2/M-phase. It …

Cyclins and cell cycle checkpoints

DG Johnson, CL Walker - Annual review of pharmacology and …, 1999 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The eucaryotic cell cycle is regulated by the periodic synthesis and destruction of
cyclins that associate with and activate cyclin-dependent kinases. Cyclin-dependent kinase …

Ru (II) dyads derived from α-oligothiophenes: A new class of potent and versatile photosensitizers for PDT

G Shi, S Monro, R Hennigar, J Colpitts, J Fong… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2015 - Elsevier
Ru (II) dyads derived from organic units that impart low-lying 3 IL excited states combine the
most attractive features of organic photosensitizers with those of coordination complexes …

Mechanism of action of eukaryotic topoisomerase II and drugs targeted to the enzyme

DA Burden, N Osheroff - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene …, 1998 - Elsevier
Topoisomerase II is a ubiquitous enzyme that is essential for the survival of all eukaryotic
organisms and plays critical roles in virtually every aspect of DNA metabolism. The enzyme …

Topoisomerase Poisons: Harnessing the Dark Side of Enzyme Mechanism (∗)

SJ Froelich-Ammon, N Osheroff - Journal of Biological chemistry, 1995 - ASBMB
Although the one-dimensional sequence of DNA determines the genetic constitution of an
organism, topological relationships within the double helix modulate virtually every …

Secondary leukemias induced by topoisomerase-targeted drugs

CA Felix - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene Structure …, 1998 - Elsevier
The major established cause of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in the young is cancer
chemotherapy. There are two forms of treatment-related AML (t-AML). Each form has a de …

[PDF][PDF] Biological properties of genistein. A review of in vitro and in vivo data

K Polkowski, AP Mazurek - Acta Poloniae Pliarmaceutica—. Drug Res, 2000 - ptfarm.pl
Genistein—a soy derived isullavone has recently attracted much attention of the medical
scientific community. This compound was found to be a potent agent in both prophylaxis and …