Doxorubicin and Aclarubicin: Shuffling Anthracycline Glycans for Improved Anticancer Agents

Dennis P. A. Wander, Sabina Y. van der Zanden, Gijsbert A. van der Marel, Herman S. Overkleeft, Jacques Neefjes, Jeroen D. C. Codée

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · 2020 · 38 citations · 41 references

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-dimethylamine at the reducing sugar prove that are more cytotoxic than their nonmethylated counterparts. This structural information will support further development of novel anthracycline variants with improved anticancer activity.

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