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SUBMITTER: Penas C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4766732 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Penas Cristina C Sánchez Mateo I MI Guerra-Varela Jorge J Sanchez Laura L Vázquez M Eugenio ME Mascareñas José L JL
Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology 20151127 1
We synthesized octa-arginine conjugates of DNA-binding agents (bisbenzamidine, acridine and Thiazole Orange) and demonstrated that their DNA binding and cell internalization can be inhibited by appending a (negatively charged) oligoglutamic tail through a photolabile linker. UV irradiation released the parent conjugates, thus restoring cell internalization and biological activity. Assays with zebrafish embryos demonstrates the potential of this prodrug strategy for controlling in vivo cytotoxici ...[more]