Description
Isoindigoinhibitsproliferationinvariousleukemiaandcancercelllines,displayinganticanceractivity.Isoindigoanditsderivativesmayalsobindthearylhydrocarbonreceptor(AhR).Additionally,similarcompoundsshowchemotherapeuticbenefitsinanimalmodelsofleukemia.
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