Author(s): Ashraf S. Al-Madhoun, Werner Tjarks and Staffan Eriksson
Page: [341 - 350] Pages: 10
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Deoxynucleoside analogues need activation by deoxynucleoside kinases to serve as antiviral or anticancer agents. Here we review the properties of cellular cytoplasmic thymidine kinase 1, mitochondrial thymidine kinase 2, the multisubstrate deoxynucleoside kinase from Drosophila melanogaster and Herpes virus 1 thymidine kinase. Important substrate activity relationships will be discussed.
Keywords: tk1, tk2 dm-dnk, hsv1-tk, nucleoside analogues, chemotherapy, bnct
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