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PubMed1982

Biosynthesis of Indol-3-yl-acetyl-myo-inositol Arabinoside in Kernels of Zea mays L.

Extracts of immature kernels of Zea mays L. catalyzed the synthesis of indol-3-yl-acetyl-myo-inositol arabinoside from indol-3-yl-acetyl-myo-inositol and UDP-[U-(14)C]xylose. The product contained radioactivity which upon hydrolysis with trifluoroacetic acid cochromatographed with arabinose and not xylose. The amount of product from the reaction was proportional to the amount of indol-3-yl-acetyl-myo-inositol added, and the product was positive to Ehmann's reagent for indoles. In addition, the product and authentic indol-3-yl-acetyl-myo-inositol arabinoside had the same R(F) or retention time in three chromatographic systems.By analogy to the wheat germ system, it is proposed that a UDP-d-xylose 4-epimerase is present in immature kernels of maize and that this enzyme catalyzes the conversion of UDP-d-xylose to UDP-l-arabinose, the probable sugar donor to indol-3-yl-acetyl-myo-inositol.The present data demonstrates the presence of a previously undescribed enzyme, UDP-arabinose:indol-3-yl-acetyl-myo-inositol arabinosyl transferase in maize kernels. This work together with our prior studies provides a pathway for the biosynthesis of all the low molecular weight esters of indol-3-yl-acetic acid in maize kernels.

Journal Article↗
PubMed1988

Asymmetric distribution of glucose and indole-3-acetyl-myo-inositol in geostimulated Zea mays seedlings.

Indole-3-acetyl-myo-inositol occurs in both the kernel and vegetative shoot of germinating Zea mays seedlings. The effect of a gravitational stimulus on the transport of [3H]-5-indole-3-acetyl-myo-inositol and [U-14C]-D-glucose from the kernel to the seedling shoot was studied. Both labeled glucose and labeled indole-3-acetyl-myo-inositol become asymmetrically distributed in the mesocotyl cortex of the shoot with more radioactivity occurring in the bottom half of a horizontally placed seedling. Asymmetric distribution of [3H]indole-3-acetic acid, derived from the applied [3H]indole-3-acetyl-myo-inositol, occurred more rapidly than distribution of total 3H-radioactivity. These findings demonstrate that the gravitational stimulus can induce an asymmetric distribution of substances being transported from kernel to shoot. They also indicate that, in addition to the transport asymmetry, gravity affects the steady state amount of indole-3-acetic acid derived from indole-3-acetyl-myo-inositol.

Biological Transport↗
PubMed2006

Synthesis, antioxidant activity and structure-activity relationships for a new series of 2-(N-acylaminoethyl)indoles with melatonin-like cytoprotective activity.

5-Methoxy-2-(N-acetylaminoethyl)indole (5d), a melatonin analogue derived from the transposition of the acetylaminoethyl side chain from C3 to C2 of the indole nucleus, had been previously characterized as a low affinity antagonist at MT1 and MT2 membrane receptors; this molecule is endowed with good in vitro antioxidant and cytoprotective potency in rat cerebellar cell cultures, comparable to or better than those of melatonin. In order to further investigate the role of structure-antioxidant activity relationships in cytoprotection, the structure of 5d was systematically modulated to design a new series of compounds. The 5-methoxy group was replaced by substituents with different electronic and lipophilic properties and it was moved to a different position on the indole ring. Other modifications of the lead structure involved the methylation of the indole nitrogen or its replacement by a sulfur atom. The side chain was also modified either increasing its lipophilicity or introducing an ionisable acid group. The antioxidant activity of this set of compounds was evaluated by the ABTS and conjugated dienes (CD) assays, while their cytoprotection was evaluated against kainate-induced cytotoxicity in cultured cerebellar neurons. In both antioxidant assays, the shift of the 5-methoxy group to the 4-position of the indole nucleus led to the most active radical scavenger (9), more potent than the parent compound and melatonin in the antioxidant tests, but much less effective as a cytoprotectant. Sharp structure-activity relationships were registered for cytoprotection, where the maintenance of the 5-alkoxy-2-(N-acylaminoethyl)indole scaffold appeared as the key feature to confer both antioxidant and cytoprotective activity to the structure. Some derivatives of the set, however, together with the most potent 5d, maintained a significant antioxidant and cytoprotective effect and could be employed as tools for in vivo pharmacological investigations on neuroprotective efficacy of melatonin-related indoles.

Animals↗
PubMed2005

Intensity of 18fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in positron emission tomography distinguishes between indolent and aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

PURPOSE: (18)Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) is widely used for the staging of lymphoma. We investigated whether the intensity of tumor FDG uptake could differentiate between indolent and aggressive disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: PET studies of 97 patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who were untreated or had relapsed and/or persistent disease and had not received treatment within the last 6 months were analyzed, and the highest standardized uptake value (SUV) per study was recorded. Correlations were made with histopathology. RESULTS: FDG uptake was lower in indolent than in aggressive lymphoma for patients with new (SUV, 7.0 +/- 3.1 v 19.6 +/- 9.3; P < .01) and relapsed (SUV, 6.3 +/- 2.7 v 18.1 +/- 10.9; P = .04) disease. Despite overlap between indolent and aggressive disease in the low SUV range (indolent, 2.3 to 13.0; aggressive, 3.2 to 43.0), all cases of indolent lymphoma had an SUV 10 excluded indolent lymphoma with a specificity of 81%. With a higher cutoff for the SUV, the specificity would have been higher. CONCLUSION: FDG uptake is lower in indolent than in aggressive lymphoma. Patients with NHL and SUV > 10 have a high likelihood for aggressive disease. This information may be helpful if there is discordance between biopsy and clinical behavior.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2000

[Research of indole-3-acetic acid biosynthetic pathway of Klebsiella oxytoca SG-11 by HPLC and GC-MS].

The plant growth promoting bacteria are closely associated to plant. The bacteria are used to adhering to plant rhizoplane, promoting plant growth by fixing nitrogen from atmosphere, secreting stimulating substances or producing antagonistic to plant pathogens. It was indicated that the biological nitrogen fixation played an important role in plant growth promoting function. In fact, it was verified recently by overall research that IAA does it. Therefore research of IAA production and biosynthetic pathway of plant growth-promoting bacteria is much more important. The various ways of IAA production indicated the strong or weak promoting function of bacterium to plants in general. The purpose of this paper is to determine whether IAA exists in cultured medium of Klebsiella axytoca SG-11 and biosynthetic pathway of IAA, in order to opimize cultural conditions for IAA production. Klebsiella axytoca SG-11 is a plant growth promoting bacterium, isolated from rice rhizoplane, which can fix nitrogen. The supernatant of SG-11 cultured medium determined by HPLC showed that 47.4 mg/L of IAA existed in LB medium and 1.2 mg/L of IAA, in basal medium. IAA in metabolite was identified by GC/MS as well. The intermediate determination of tryptamine, indole-3-acetamide, tryptophol and indole-3-acetonitrile indirectly indicated that IAA was biosynthesized in a pathway of indole-3-pyruvic acid. Meanwhile, tryptophol in metabolite of SG-11 was verified by GC/MS. The direct intermediates of indole-3-pyruvic acid and indole-3-acetaldehyde in the pathway can not be determined, because both are unstable under normal condition. As reversible conversion existed between indole-3 pyruvic aldehyde and tryptophol, the presence of tryptophol also proved the pathway of indole-3-pyruvic acid in the synthesis of IAA by Klebsiella axytoca SG-11. The results laid basis for further research of plant growth-promoting function of the bacterium.

Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid↗
PubMed2002

Rituximab therapy for indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHLs) are essentially incurable with current treatments. Rituximab is a specific anti-CD20 chimeric monoclonal antibody against the CD20 antigen, which is stably expressed on most B-cells (from the pre-B-cell stage). Compared with chemotherapy, rituximab has an excellent tolerability profile, making it a good therapeutic option for patients with indolent NHL. In the pivotal study for rituximab, patients with relapsed or refractory indolent or follicular lymphoma (FL) had an overall response rate of 50%. There is evidence that first-line rituximab therapy may be associated with better response rates; in previously untreated FL with a low tumor burden, rituximab monotherapy has produced an overall response rate of 73%. Attempts to improve response rates to rituximab by increasing the dose or frequency of dosing showed that the addition of four extra infusions of rituximab (in addition to the standard treatment schedule) resulted in an overall response rate of 76% in patients with FL. Augmenting rituximab with cytokines is also an option for increasing response rates in patients with indolent NHL. In a trial by the Nordic Lymphoma Study Group in patients with previously untreated or first-relapse indolent NHL, who had stable disease or a partial response after four doses of rituximab, 48% of the patients treated with rituximab plus interferon-alpha2a achieved a complete response. A further option is to combine rituximab with chemotherapy. Interim analyses from the East German Study Group have shown that rituximab plus mitoxantrone, chlorambucil and prednisolone (MCP) resulted in overall response rates of 89% in patients with untreated indolent lymphoma. Rituximab is therefore an excellent treatment option both as first-line and as salvage therapy for patients with indolent NHL.

Antibodies, Monoclonal↗
PubMed1998

Cryo-crystallography of a true substrate, indole-3-glycerol phosphate, bound to a mutant (alphaD60N) tryptophan synthase alpha2beta2 complex reveals the correct orientation of active site alphaGlu49.

The reversible cleavage of indole-3-glycerol by the alpha-subunit of tryptophan synthase has been proposed to be catalyzed by alphaGlu49 and alphaAsp60. Although previous x-ray crystallographic structures of the tryptophan synthase alpha2beta2 complex showed an interaction between the carboxylate of alphaAsp60 and the bound inhibitor indole-3-propanol phosphate, the carboxylate of alphaGlu49 was too distant to play its proposed role. To clarify the structural and functional roles of alphaGlu49, we have determined crystal structures of a mutant (alphaD60N) alpha2beta2 complex in the presence and absence of the true substrate, indole-3-glycerol phosphate. The enzyme in the crystal cleaves indole-3-glycerol phosphate very slowly at room temperature but not under cryo-conditions of 95 K. The structure of the complex with the true substrate obtained by cryo-crystallography reveals that indole-3-glycerol phosphate and indole-3-propanol phosphate have similar binding modes but different torsion angles. Most importantly, the side chain of alphaGlu49 interacts with 3-hydroxyl group of indole-3-glycerol phosphate as proposed. The movement of the side chain of alphaGlu49 into an extended conformation upon binding the true substrate provides evidence for an induced fit mechanism. Our results demonstrate how cryo-crystallography and mutagenesis can provide insight into enzyme mechanism.

Amino Acid Sequence↗
PubMed1998

New prospects in the treatment of indolent lymphomas with purine analogues.

PURPOSE: To review the activity of the purine analogues fludarabine, cladribine (2-chlorodeoxyadenosine [2-CdA]), and pentostatin (2'-deoxycoformycin) in the treatment of indolent lymphoid malignancies, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia, hairy cell leukemia, and indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHLs). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients with previously untreated, relapsed, or refractory indolent NHL and other indolent lymphoid malignancies who have been treated with purine analogues. RESULTS: Purine analogues have revolutionized the treatment of indolent lymphomas. Fludarabine induces responses in almost 50% of patients with relapsed or refractory indolent NHL and produces complete remissions (CRs) in 10% to 15% of patients. In patients receiving fludarabine as initial treatment, CRs are achieved in almost 40%, with an overall response rate of 70% and a median time to progression > 1 year. Response rates with 2-CdA in previously treated patients appear similar to those with fludarabine, although less durable. Fludarabine and 2-CdA achieve a higher number of durable responses in Waldenström's macroglobulinemia than are generally achieved with alkylating agents in this disease. Pentostatin appears to be less active in NHL. Newer purine analogues currently in clinical trials in lymphomas include gemcitabine and compound 506U. Promising activity has been reported with the combination of fludarabine, mitoxantrone, dexamethasone, and fludarabine plus cyclophosphamide. Combinations of 2-CdA with other agents are also in development. Toxicities associated with these purine analogues primarily include moderate myelosuppression, profound immunosuppression, neurotoxicity at higher than recommended doses, and a possible increase in secondary malignancies. CONCLUSION: The purine analogues should provide the basis for new treatment strategies with the goal of curing patients with indolent NHL. For progress to continue, patients must be referred to important and innovative clinical research trials.

Antineoplastic Agents↗
PubMed1995

New indole and pyridazinoindole analogs--synthesis and study as inhibitors of phosphodiesterases and as inhibitors of blood platelet aggregation.

This paper presents the synthesis of new indole, pyridazino[4,5-b]-indole, and pyridazino[4,5-a]indole analogs as well as a study of their "in vitro" activity as inhibitors of different phosphodiesterases isolated from dog cardiac tissue, dog aorta, and bovine platelets; the study of their activity as inhibitors of platelet aggregation in guinea pig whole blood, with ADP and arachidonic acid (AA) as pro-aggregants, is also included. The selected compounds 8-benzyloxy-3,4-dihydro-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxy)benzylideneaminopyridazin o[4,5- b]indole 14g, and 8-benzyloxy-4-[(3,4-dimethyl)pyrazolyl]pyridazino[4,5-b]indo le 20 present an interesting profile as potential inodilators, with a complementary, beneficial activity as inhibitors of the aggregation, activities which could possibly be related to the inhibition of the PDE's. Among the other compounds studied, 8-benzyloxy-3,4-dihydro-1-[4-(methyl)piperazino]acetamidopyrida zino[4,5- b]indol-4-one 16c and 8-benzyloxy-3,4-dihydro-1-[4-(2- methoxyphenyl)piperazino]acetamidopyridazino[4,5-b]indol-4-o ne 16f stood out as inhibitors of platelet aggregation, with a mechanism that could possibly be related to the AA cascade.

Animals↗
PubMed2000

Substrate binding site of naphthalene 1,2-dioxygenase: functional implications of indole binding.

The three-dimensional structure of the aromatic hydroxylating enzyme naphthalene dioxygenase (NDO) from Pseudomonas sp. NCIB 9816-4 was recently determined. The refinement of the structure together with cyclic averaging showed that in the active site of the enzyme there is electron density for a flat aromatic compound. This compound appears to be an indole adduct, which in Escherichia coli is derived from tryptophan present in the rich culture medium. An indole-dioxygen adduct has been built which fits the electron density convincingly. Support for this interpretation was obtained from crystals of the enzyme purified from cells grown in the absence of tryptophan which had an empty substrate pocket. These types of crystals were soaked in indole solutions and the position of indole in this complex was similar to the corresponding part in the modelled indole-oxygen adduct. This suggests that a peroxide bound to iron end-on attacks the substrate and forms this intermediate. The substrate position has implications for the substrate specificity of the enzyme. Docking studies with indole, naphthalene and biphenyl inside the substrate pocket of NDO suggest the presence of subpockets where the one close to the active site iron is reserved for the binding of the aromatic ring which is hydroxylated upon catalysis. The plausible location for the binding of dioxygen is between this pocket and the catalytic iron. This is in accordance with the enantiospecificity of the products.

Amino Acid Sequence↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Hepatic microsomal metabolism of indole to indoxyl, a precursor of indoxyl sulfate.

The aim of our study was to determine which microsomal cytochrome P450 isozyme(s) were responsible for the microsomal oxidation of indole to indoxyl, an important intermediate in the information of the uremic toxin indoxyl sulfate. Indole was incubated together with an NADPH-generating system and rat liver microsomes. Formation of indigo, an auto-oxidation product of indoxyl, was used to determine the indole-3-hydroxylation activity. Apparent Km and Vmax values of 0.85 mM and 1152 pmol min(-1) mg(-1) were calculated for the formation of indoxyl from indole using rat liver microsomes. The effects of various potential inducers and inhibitors on the metabolism of indole to indoxyl by rat liver microsomes were studied to elucidate the enzymes responsible for metabolism. Studies with general and isozyme-specific P450 inhibitors demostrated that P450 enzymes and not FMO are responsible for the formation of indoxyl. In the induction studies, rate of indoxyl formation in the microsomes from untreated vs induced rats correlated nearly exactly with the CYP2E1 activity (4-nitrophenol 2-hydroxylation). These results suggests that CYP2E1 is the major isoform for the microsomal oxidation of indole to indoxyl.

Animals↗
PubMed2000

Indole-inducible proteins in bacteria suggest membrane and oxidant toxicity.

Oxidant toxicity of indole was demonstrated by the induction of alkylhydroperoxide reductase subunit C (AhpC) in Escherichia coli K12 and by the constitutive overproduction of AhpC in a variant of E. coli JM109 with enhanced resistance to indole. Oxidant toxicity was also indicated in an indole-adapted variant of Brevibacterium flavum by the indole-inducible overproduction of a novel 36-kDa protein with N-terminal sequence similarity to proteins involved in superoxide and singlet oxygen resistance. It is proposed that indole dissolved in membrane lipids, which caused membrane derangement and enabled direct interaction of redox-cycling isoprenoid quinones and dioxygen, resulting in the generation of superoxide. A direct indication of membrane derangement in E. coli may be the indole-inducible overproduction of spheroplast protein y (Spy).

Amino Acid Sequence↗
PubMed2003

Free radical-scavenging activity of indolic compounds in aqueous and ethanolic media.

Indolic compounds are a broad family of substances present in microorganisms, plants and animals. They are mainly related with tryptophan metabolism, and present particularities that depend on their respective chemical structures. The most important members of the family are the plant hormone, indole-3-acetic acid, and the animal hormone, melatonin. An important characteristic of some indolic compounds is that they may be useful as chemical preventive agents against diseases such as cancer, oxidative stress, etc. For this reason, the possible antioxidant activities (free radical-scavenging activity) of several indoles were studied. The2,2'-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid /H(2)O(2)/HRP decoloration method was applied to determine both hydrophilic (in buffered media) and lipophilic (in organic media) antioxidant properties of the indolic compounds. Also, a study of the hydrophilic antioxidant activities of indoles at different pH values (between 4.5 and 8.5) was made. Finally, their possible role as diet plant antioxidants is discussed.

Animals↗
PubMed1998

Indole-3-acetic acid is synthesized from L-tryptophan in roots of Arabidopsis thaliana.

The promoter of the nit1 gene, encoding the predominantly expressed isoform of the Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. nitrilase isoenzyme family, fused to the beta-glucuronidase gene (uidA) drives beta-glucuronidase expression in the root system of transgenic A. thaliana and tobacco plants. This expression pattern was shown to be controlled developmentally, suggesting that the early differentiation zone of root tips and the tissue surrounding the zone of lateral root primordia formation may constitute sites of auxin biosynthesis in plants. The root system of A. thaliana was shown to express functional nitrilase enzyme. When sterile roots were fed [2H]5-L-tryptophan, they converted this precursor to [2H]5-indole-3-acetonitrile and [2H]5-indole-3-acetic acid. This latter metabolite was further metabolized into base-labile conjugates which were the predominant form of [2H]5-indole-3-acetic acid extracted from roots. When [1-13C]-indole-3-acetonitrile was fed to sterile roots, it was converted to [1-13C]-indole-3-acetic acid which was further converted to conjugates. The results prove that the A. thaliana root system is an autonomous site of indole-3-acetic acid biosynthesis from L-tryptophan.

Aminohydrolases↗
PubMed2006

Protein expression in Escherichia coli S17-1 biofilms: impact of indole.

Bacteria undergo significant changes during adherence to surfaces and biofilm development. Cell-to-cell signalling molecules are known to be involved in these phenotypic adaptations to the sessile mode of life. We demonstrated previously that indole can act as an extracellular signal to regulate biofilm formation in E. coli. To identify proteins over- or under-expressed in response to E. coli biofilm formation and indole signalling, we compared the proteomes of the E. coli S17-1 wild-type and 3714 (S17-1 tnaA::Tn5) tryptophanase-negative mutant cells (which don't produce indole) grown as suspensions or biofilms in the presence or absence of exogenous indole. From computer-assisted image analysis, 407 spots were discriminated on two-dimensional electropherograms. Principal component analysis (PCA) of the electropherograms did not discriminate between the proteomes of the wild-type and mutant cells grown as suspensions indicating that indole has a limited impact onto protein expression of planktonic cells. The first principal component extracted by PCA, after standardization of the observations, opposed planktonic and biofilm cells confirming the existence of changes in protein expression during E. coli biofilm formation. Among proteins over- or under-expressed by both sessile wild-type and mutant cells, we identified metabolic enzymes, transporters, proteins involved in the translation and transcription machinery, stress response and regulation, and signalling proteins. The wild-type and mutant strains grown as biofilms in the presence of indole were discriminated by the second component. The role of some proteins whose expression was altered in biofilm bacteria compared to suspended counterparts is discussed.

Amino Acid Sequence↗
PubMed1982

Effect of indole on adenylate energy charge and mitochondrial phosphorylative activity of rat liver.

1. Luminal perfusion of 5.0 mM indole (0.5 ml/min) in small intestine lowered hepatic adenylate energy charge [(ATP + ADP/2)/(ATP + ADP + AMP)] from 0.85 to 0.80. 2. Liver perfusion of indole (0.5, 5.0 mM) also lowered adenylate energy charge. 3. In liver perfusion experiments, both ketone body ratio (beta-hydroxybutyrate/acetoacetate) and oxygen concentration of the effluent fluid were decreased by infusion of 0.5 mM indole, but they were increased by 5.0 mM indole. 4. In the isolated liver mitochondria system, indole uncoupled oxidative phosphorylation at lower concentrations than 2.0 mM. However, higher concentrations of indole inhibited the electron transport system.

Adenine Nucleotides↗
PubMed1988

Lifetime distributions and anisotropy decays of indole fluorescence in cyclohexane/ethanol mixtures by frequency-domain fluorometry.

We used frequency-domain fluorometry to measure intensity and anisotropy decay of indole fluorescence in cyclohexane/ethanol mixtures at 20 degrees C. In 100% cyclohexane or 100% ethanol the intensity decay of indole appears to be a single exponential with decay times of 7.66 and 4.10 ns, respectively. In cyclohexane containing a small percentage of ethanol (up to 10%), we observed increased heterogeneity in intensity decay, resulting in a 10-fold increase in chi 2R for the single-exponential fit, as compared with the double-exponential model. We obtained comparable or better fits using unimodal Lorentzian and Gaussian lifetime distributions (two floating parameters) than for the two-exponential model (three floating parameters). We believe that the distribution of decay times reflects a range of indole solvation states in the dominately nonpolar solutions. This result suggests that a variety of hydrogen-bonding configurations could be one origin of the distributions of decay times observed for tryptophan emission from proteins. We also measured rotational diffusion of indole in cyclohexane, ethanol and its mixtures at 20 degrees C. The picosecond correlation times required that the mean decay times be decreased by acrylamide quenching (in ethanol) or energy transfer (in cyclohexane). In ethanol we observed nearly isotropic rotation of indole; in cyclohexane we obtained two correlation times of 17 and 73 ps. The shorter correlation time in cyclohexane appears to be due to the slip boundary condition, which was found to be progressively eliminated by small percentages of ethanol. Hence, hydrogen-bonding interactions appear to have a substantial effect on the rotational dynamics of indole.

Cyclohexanes↗
PubMed2004

Discovery and SAR of indole-2-carboxylic acid benzylidene-hydrazides as a new series of potent apoptosis inducers using a cell-based HTS assay.

A series of indole-2-carboxylic acid benzylidene-hydrazides has been identified as a new class of potent apoptosis inducers through a novel cell-based caspase HTS assay. The screening hit, 5-chloro-3-methyl-indole-2-carboxylic acid (4-nitrobenzylidene)-hydrazide (3a), was found to arrest T47D cells in G(2)/M and to induce apoptosis as measured by the flow cytometric analysis assay. A SAR study was carried out by modification of the substitutions on the indole and benzene rings. Substitution at the 3-position of the indole ring was found to be important for apoptotic activity. A 20-fold increase of apoptotic activity was achieved from screening hit 3a to 5-methyl-3-phenyl-indole-2-carboxylic acid (4-methylbenzylidene)-hydrazide (9a) and 5-chloro-3-phenyl-indole-2-carboxylic acid (4-nitrobenzylidene)-hydrazide (9b), with EC(50) value of 0.1microM in the caspase activation assay in T47D breast cancer cells. Compound 9b also was found to be highly active in a standard growth inhibition assay with a GI(50) value of 0.9microM in T47D cells. Compound 3a and its analogs were found to inhibit tubulin polymerization, which is the most probable primary mechanism of action of these compounds.

Apoptosis↗