Lee JK, Lim HS, Kim JH. Cytotoxic activity of aminoderivatized cationic chitosan derivatives.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2003;
12:2949-51. [PMID:
12270181 DOI:
10.1016/s0960-894x(02)00530-9]
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Abstract
Chitosan derivatives were prepared by dialkylaminoalkylation and reductive amination followed by quaternization. In this study, the cytotoxic activity of the chitosan derivatives was investigated and a relationship between structure and activity is suggested. The cationic chitosan derivatives elicited dose-dependent inhibitory effects on the proliferation of tumor cell lines.
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