Abstract
Novel five-member thio-heterocyclic fused naphthalimides with aminoalkyl side chains were designed, synthesized and evaluated. These compounds have high Scatchard binding constants. They could damage DNA (supercoiled pBR322) from form I (closed) to II (nicked) at a concentration as low as 10 μM and from form I to form III at a concentration of 50 μM. The results implied that the influence of intercalating ability of chromophores on photocleaving ability of photocleavers depended on the mechanism of photocleavage.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1139-1142 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 15 Feb 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Five-member
- Intercalation
- Photocleavage
- Thio-heterocyclic fused naphthalimide