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SUBMITTER: Thyagarajan S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2556057 | biostudies-literature | 2006 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Thyagarajan Sunita S Murthy Narasimha N NN Narducci Sarjeant Amy A AA Karlin Kenneth D KD Rokita Steve E SE
Journal of the American Chemical Society 20060501 21
A homologous series of binuclear copper(II) complexes [Cu(II)(2)(Nn)(Y)(2)](2+) (1-3) (n = 3-5 and Y = (ClO(4))(-) or (NO(3))(-)) were studied to investigate the intermediate(s) responsible for selective DNA strand scission in the presence of MPA/O(2) (MPA = 3-mercaptopropanoic acid). While the N3 complex does not react, the N4 and N5 analogues show comparable activity with strand scission occurring at a single-strand/double-strand junction. Identical reactivity is also observed in the alternate ...[more]