Photocleavage of DNA by 4'-Bromoacetophenone Analogs

  • Jeon, Ra-Ok (College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women′s University) ;
  • Pual A.Wender (Department of Chemistry, Stanford University)
  • Published : 2001.02.01

Abstract

4'-Bromoacetophenone analogs, which are able to generate monophenyl radicals capable of hydrogen atom abstraction, were investigated as possible photoinducible DNA cleaving agents. The potential of 4'-Bromoacetophenone as a possible new DNA cleaver is explored. Pyrrolecarboxatmid conjugated 4'-Bromoacetophenone, in particular, DNA cleaving activity and sequence-selectivity on the contiguous AT base pair sites.

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