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Planejamento racional de tuberculostáticos com base na estrutura dos ácidos micólicos da parede celular do Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Os ácidos micólicos, principais componentes da parede celular do M. tuberculosis, são alvos específicos para o planejamento de novos agentes potenciais contra a tuberculose (TB) e o estudo de seu processo biossintético é de importância fundamental no desenvolvimento de inibidores mais seletivos. �...

La telomerasa: una enzima con múltiples aplicaciones en la investigación del cáncer
Telomerase: an enzyme with multiple applications in cancer research

Rev. invest. clín; 54 (4), 2002
The telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein enzyme to which multiple functions have been attributed, the most important of these is the maintenance of the telomere which is related with cellular immortalization and cancer. 85 of human tumors have telomerase activity, that in normal cells goes undetected. These...

Antitumor activity of chemical modified natural compounds

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 86 (supl.2), 1991
Search of new activity substances starting from chemotherapeutic agents, continously appears in international literature. Perhaps this search has been done more frequently in the field of anti-tumor chemotherapy on account of the unsuccess in saving advanced stage patients. The new point in this matter d...