TABLE 13
Prodrugs activated by cysteine conjugate β-lyase
Prodrug
Drug
Pharmacology
Reference
PC
6-MP
Antimetabolite
Hwang and Elfarra, 1989
GC
6-Thioguanine
Antimetabolite
Elfarra et al., 1995
SeCys conjugate
Selenol
Apoptosis inducer and cancer preventive agent
Commandeur et al., 2000