Isolation of tubulysins from myxobacteria.
Myxobacteria are prokaryotes found commonly in soil that produces fruiting bodies and a diverse array of secondary metabolites. Tubulysins are highly potent anticancer compounds that are produced by most myxobacteria. Tubulysins disrupt microtubule networks of cancer cells leading to their inability...
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Format: | Final Year Project (FYP) |
Language: | English |
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2010
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/41829 |