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Anticancer Metal Complexes: Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Evaluation by the MTT Assay
Published on: November 10, 2013
[Progress in the study of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors as potential anticancer drugs]
Jia Guo1, Feng-ran Li1, Yang Liu1
1Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drugs Design and Discovery (Ministry of Education), Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
Abstract:
Carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX) is a tumor associated protein which is able to be a potent anticancer target, since it is highly expressed in a multitude of carcinomas, while it is present in a limited number of normal tissues. This review focuses on its role in tumor physiology, the most recent three dimensional structure features of this enzyme which has recently been elucidated. In addition, we present recent advances in the development of small inhibitors able to target CA IX for therapeutic applications.
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