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DNA alkylation and interstrand cross-linking by treosulfan

The anti-tumour drug treosulfan (L-threitol 1,4-bismethanesulphonate, Ovastat) is a prodrug for epoxy compounds by converting non-enzymatically to L-diepoxybutane via the corresponding monoepoxide under physiological conditions. The present study supports the hypothesis that this conversion of treos...

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Autores principales: Hartley, J A, O'Hare, C C, Baumgart, J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 1999
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2362201/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9888467
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6690043