,gefitinib ()

Meryem El Ouardi1,2, Lorena Tamarit1,2, Ignacio Vayá1,2

  • 1Departamento de Química-Instituto de Tecnología Química UPV-CSIC, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain.

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概括

格菲提尼布的代谢物表现出不同的光毒性. O-Demorpholinopropyl gefitinib (DMOR-GFT) 具有高度的光毒性,而O-Demethyl gefitinib (DMT-GFT) 则表现出显著的光毒性潜力,导致DNA损伤.

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