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Synthesis Of Novel 5-Substituted Pyrrolo[2,3-D]Pyrimidine Antifolates As Selective And Potent Anti-Tumor Agents, Mohammad Karim
Synthesis Of Novel 5-Substituted Pyrrolo[2,3-D]Pyrimidine Antifolates As Selective And Potent Anti-Tumor Agents, Mohammad Karim
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In last few decades many folate analogs have been discovered and several compounds are successfully being used as anticancer agents. Methotrexate (MTX), pemetrexed (PMX), raltitrexed (RTX): are a few examples of classical antifolates that are currently in clinical use. Although these compounds are widely used, all of them show dose limiting toxicity due to their non-specific transport into normal cells as well as malignant cells. Currently, clinically used classical antifolates suffer from this disadvantage because there is no way to selectively transport them into malignant cells. Currently available antifolates are transported via reduced folate career (RFC) as well as Folate …