作者: Peddaiahgari Seetharamulu , Pavankumar N.V. Petluru , Kochat Haridas , Dhanabalan Murali , Dasharatha G. Reddy
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摘要: We report the first experimental observation that a clinically important camptothecin [CPT; topotecan (TPT), water-soluble CPT] binds directly and noncovalently to double-stranded DNA single-stranded structures in absence of topoisomerase I, but only lactone form. observed clear sequence specificity TPT binding duplex DNA, which was comprised alternating purine-pyrimidine sequences contained dT. These structural studies direct lactone-DNA support several considerations involving possible mechanism(s) anticancer activity CPT-type drugs containing 20( S ) moiety.