TY - JOUR
T1 - Potent oxidative DNA cleavage by the di-copper cytotoxin
T2 - [Cu2(μ-terephthalate)(1,10-phen)4]2+n
AU - Prisecaru, Andreea
AU - Devereux, Michael
AU - Barron, Niall
AU - McCann, Malachy
AU - Colleran, John
AU - Casey, Alan
AU - McKee, Vickie
AU - Kellett, Andrew
PY - 2012/6/14
Y1 - 2012/6/14
N2 - The di-copper(II) cation, [Cu2(μ-terephthalate)(1,10-phen)4]2+, is a powerful, non-sequence-specific, minor-groove oxidizer of duplex DNA which, unlike copper(II) bis-1,10-phenanthroline chloride, operates independently of exogenous reagents. The agent displays excellent in vitro cytoxicity towards cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer cells, producing intracellular reactive oxygen species upon nano-molar exposure.
AB - The di-copper(II) cation, [Cu2(μ-terephthalate)(1,10-phen)4]2+, is a powerful, non-sequence-specific, minor-groove oxidizer of duplex DNA which, unlike copper(II) bis-1,10-phenanthroline chloride, operates independently of exogenous reagents. The agent displays excellent in vitro cytoxicity towards cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer cells, producing intracellular reactive oxygen species upon nano-molar exposure.
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U2 - 10.1039/c2cc31023f
DO - 10.1039/c2cc31023f
M3 - Article
C2 - 22673761
AN - SCOPUS:84862548025
SN - 1359-7345
VL - 48
SP - 6906
EP - 6908
JO - Chemical Communications
JF - Chemical Communications
IS - 55
ER -