Prodrugs for Gene-Directed Enzyme-Prodrug Therapy (Suicide Gene Therapy)

This review focuses on the prodrugs used in suicide gene therapy. These prodrugs need to satisfy a number of criteria. They must be efficient and selective substrates for the activating enzyme, and be metabolized to potent cytotoxins preferably able to kill cells at all stages of the cell cycle. Bot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: William A. Denny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2003-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1110724303209098