From chloroquine to antineoplastic drugs? the story of antibacterial quinolones.
Chemotherapy has not only proved valuable in treating many diseases but the history of discovery of some drugs makes exciting reading. The aim of this article is to outline one such story.
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Research Institute for Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Prague, Czech Republic.
D042462:4-Quinolones; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000266:history / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000266:history / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000266:history* / Q000494:pharmacology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans
D042462:4-Quinolones; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002738:Chloroquine