Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8429611 | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer | 2009 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
Thus, it is desirable to have an easy-to-use and reliable model in order to do the screening for energy metabolism-inhibiting drugs to be used in cancer therapy. From a metabolic point of view, the fermenting yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and tumor cells share several features. In this paper we will review these common metabolic properties and we will discuss the possibility of using S. cerevisiae as an early screening test in the research for novel anti-tumor compounds used for the inhibition of tumor cell metabolism.
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Authors
R. Diaz-Ruiz, S. Uribe-Carvajal, A. Devin, M. Rigoulet,