A novel antitumour compound from the mucus of a coral, galaxea fascicularis, inhibits topoisomerase I and II

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0041-0101(97)00098-6

Title:	A novel antitumour compound from the mucus of a coral, galaxea fascicularis, inhibits topoisomerase I and II
Authors:	Fung, F.M.Y. Ding, J.L.
Issue Date:	Jul-1998
Citation:	Fung, F.M.Y., Ding, J.L. (1998-07). A novel antitumour compound from the mucus of a coral, galaxea fascicularis, inhibits topoisomerase I and II. Toxicon 36 (7) : 1053-1058. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0041-0101(97)00098-6
Abstract:	S2 isolated from the mucus of G. fascicularis contains anti- topoisomerase activity, causing cytotoxicity to a multiple-drug resistant leukaemia cell line, P388/VCR. It inhibits DNA relaxation catalysed by topoisomerase I and II. S2 stabilised the topoisomerase I-DNA cleavable complex, thereby inhibiting the DNA replication machinery, leading to cell death. The active centre of S2 probably contains a Galβ(1-4)GlcNAc dissacharide linkage. S2 has potentials of being developed into a new anticancer therapeutic.
Source Title:	Toxicon
URI:	http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/99917
ISSN:	00410101
DOI:	10.1016/S0041-0101(97)00098-6
Appears in Collections:	Staff Publications

There are no files associated with this item.

Check