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SUBMITTER: Kiselev E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3064471 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kiselev Evgeny E Dexheimer Thomas S TS Pommier Yves Y Cushman Mark M
Journal of medicinal chemistry 20101123 24
Indenoisoquinoline topoisomerase I (Top1) inhibitors are a novel class of anticancer agents. Modifications of the indenoisoquinoline A, B, and D rings have been extensively studied in order to optimize Top1 inhibitory activity and cytotoxicity. To improve understanding of the forces that stabilize drug-Top1-DNA ternary complexes, the five-membered cyclopentadienone C-ring of the indenoisoquinoline system was replaced by six-membered nitrogen heterocyclic rings, resulting in dibenzo[c,h][1,6]naph ...[more]