Chemistry of DNA minor groove binding agents

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 115, Issue , 2012, Pages 105-118

  Khan, Gul Shahzada ^a   Shah, Afzal ^a   Zia Ur Rehman, ^a   Barker, David ^b  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anti cancer agents; Benzamides; Distamycin; DNA minor grooves; Netropsin; Polypeptides

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; CHLORMETHINE DERIVATIVE; CONGOCIDINE; DISTAMYCIN A DERIVATIVE; DNA HYBRID; DNA MINOR GROOVE BINDING AGENT; DUOCARMYCIN A; FLUOROURACIL; POLYPYRROLE; RACHELMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COVALENT BOND; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; INTERCALATION COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 84865457162     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: 18732682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2012.07.003     Document Type: Review

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