Abstract
Indole is a potential lead for drug design which has been found in numerous pharmaceutically important compounds due to its medicinal properties, such as anti-tumor, anti-bacterial, anti-virus and anti-inflammatory. In the last decade, interfering with microtubule polymerization, a potential orientation to cause cell cycle arrest and apoptosis has become a promising method for cancer therapy. Thus, indole-based agents capable to modulate the microtubule assembly have gained considerable interest among scientists. This review describes the synthesis, bioactivities and SARs of indole-based agents targeting tubulin polymerization during the past decade.
Keywords: Indole, Microtubule Polymerization, Anti-tumor, Apoptosis.
Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Indole-based, Antiproliferative Agents Targeting Tubulin Polymerization
Volume: 17 Issue: 2
Keywords: Indole, Microtubule Polymerization, Anti-tumor, Apoptosis.
Abstract: Indole is a potential lead for drug design which has been found in numerous pharmaceutically important compounds due to its medicinal properties, such as anti-tumor, anti-bacterial, anti-virus and anti-inflammatory. In the last decade, interfering with microtubule polymerization, a potential orientation to cause cell cycle arrest and apoptosis has become a promising method for cancer therapy. Thus, indole-based agents capable to modulate the microtubule assembly have gained considerable interest among scientists. This review describes the synthesis, bioactivities and SARs of indole-based agents targeting tubulin polymerization during the past decade.
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Indole-based, Antiproliferative Agents Targeting Tubulin Polymerization, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 2017; 17 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568026616666160530154812
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