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Bis-phenanthroline copper(ii) phthalate complexes are potent in vitro antitumour agents with 'self-activating' metallo-nuclease and DNA binding properties

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Abstract

Three, structurally characterised, bis-phen Cu(ii) complexes of the phthalate isomers display rapid, low micromolar in vitro cytotoxicity against a range of epithelial tumour cells. The complexes induce relaxation of supercoiled plasmid DNA in the absence of external reducing agents and display efficient CT-DNA, Poly[d(A-T)]2 and Poly[d(G-C)]2 binding.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1024-1027
Number of pages4
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume40
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Feb 2011

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