Tumor-Killer Made; How Does It Work?
- 20 December 1996
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 274 (5295) , 2009
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.274.5295.2009
Abstract
Two groups have synthesized a bacterial compound known as Epothilone A, which kills cultured tumor cells in a manner similar to taxol, thwarting their ability to divide. The achievement will let chemists alter the compound's structure and possibly improve its properties.Keywords
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