Synthesis of a novel C2/C2′-exo unsaturated pyrrolobenzodiazepine cross-linking agent with remarkable DNA binding affinity and cytotoxicity

Chemical Communications

Volumn , Issue 9, 1999, Pages 797-798

  Gregson, Stephen J ^a   Howard, Philip W ^a   Jenkins, Terence C ^b   Kelland, Lloyd R ^c   Thurston, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DNA BINDING; DRUG SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033532210     PISSN: 13597345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a809791g     Document Type: Article

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