Cancer-Leading Proteases
Structures, Functions, and Inhibition

A comprehensive overview of the involvement of proteases in tumor biology, with a focus on drug development

Satya Prakash Gupta (Edited by)

9780128181683

Paperback, published 16 January 2020

523 pages, Approx. 120 illustrations
22.9 x 15.1 x 3.2 cm, 0.81 kg

Approx.502 pages

1. Proteases and Their Biological Roles and Mechanism of Action
2. Specificity and Diversity in Proteases
3. Potential Roles of Protease Inhibitors in Cancer Progression
4. Serine Proteases in Ovarian Cancer
5. Aspartic Proteases as Potential Drug Targets for Anticancer Drug Development
6. Design and Development of Serine Proteases Acting against Prostate Cancer
7. Urokinase and Colorectal Carcinoma: Studies on Mechanism and Inhibition
8. Overexpression of Cystein Proteases and Colorectal Carcinoma
9. Studies on Cystein Proteases and Their Inhibitors for Anti-cancer Drug Design
10. Gelatinases and Anticancer Drug Development
11. HCV NS3 Serine Protease as a Drug Target for Development of Drugs Against Liver Cancer
12. Molecular Imaging of Proteases in Cancer

Subject Areas: Pharmacology [MMG], Pharmaceutical industries [KNDP]