DNA Cross‐Linking Patterns Induced by an Antitumor‐Active Trinuclear Platinum Complex and Comparison with Its Dinuclear Analogue

J Zhu, Y Zhao, Y Zhu, Z Wu, M Lin, W He… - … A European Journal, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The center of it all: An antitumor‐active trinuclear platinum complex forms unprecedented
interstrand cross‐linked triadducts with 18‐mer DNA duplexes (see figure; complex in yellow …

Effect of geometric isomerism in dinuclear platinum antitumor complexes on DNA interstrand cross-linking

J Kašpárková, O Nováková, O Vrána, N Farrell… - Biochemistry, 1999 - ACS Publications
The requirement for novel platinum antitumor drugs led to the synthesis of dinuclear
bisplatinum complexes. To understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the biological …

The role of bridging ligands in determining DNA-binding ability and cross-linking patterns of dinuclear platinum (II) antitumour complexes

J Zhu, M Lin, D Fan, Z Wu, Y Chen, J Zhang, Y Lu… - Dalton …, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
The DNA binding ability and binding mode of platinum complexes are crucial factors that
govern their cytotoxic activity. In this work, circular dichroism spectroscopy, gel …

Effect of the geometry of the central coordination sphere in antitumor trinuclear platinum complexes on DNA binding

J Kasparkova, O Vrana, N Farrell, V Brabec - Journal of inorganic …, 2004 - Elsevier
Polynuclear platinum compounds comprise a unique class of anticancer agents with
chemical and biological properties different from mononuclear platinum drugs. The lead …

DNA Interstrand Cross‐Links of an Antitumor Trinuclear Platinum (II) Complex: Thermodynamic Analysis and Chemical Probing

J Malina, NP Farrell, V Brabec - Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The trinuclear platinum compound [{trans‐PtCl (NH3) 2} 2 (μ‐trans‐Pt (NH3) 2 {NH2 (CH2)
6NH2} 2)] 4+(BBR3464) belongs to the polynuclear class of platinum‐based anticancer …

DNA binding and chemistry of dinuclear platinum complexes

N Farrell - Comments on Inorganic Chemistry, 1995 - Taylor & Francis
This Comment summarises the chemistry and DNA binding of dinuclear platinum-amine, or
bis (platinum), complexes, a new class of potent antitumor agents. In these structures, the Pt …

Comparison of structural effects in 1, 4 DNA–DNA interstrand cross-links formed by dinuclear and trinuclear platinum complexes

Y Qu, NJ Scarsdale, MC Tran, N Farrell - Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 2004 - Elsevier
The novel anticancer drug ([{trans-PtCl (NH3) 2} 2-μ-{trans-Pt (NH3) 2 (NH2 (CH2) 6NH2)
2}](NO3) 4)(BBR3464, 1, 0, 1/t, t, t, TPC) forms a 1, 4-interstrand cross-linked adduct with the …

Polynuclear platinum complexes. Structural diversity and DNA binding

V Brabec, J Kasparkova, V Menon… - … -Drugs: Development and …, 2018 - degruyter.com
Polynuclear platinum complexes (PPCs) represent a discrete structural class of DNA-
binding agents with excellent antitumor properties. The use of at least two platinum …

Factors Affecting DNA–DNA Interstrand Cross‐Links in the Antiparallel 3′–3′ Sense: A Comparison with the 5′–5′ Directional Isomer

RA Ruhayel, JJ Moniodis, X Yang… - … A European Journal, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Reported herein is a study of the unusual 3′–3′ 1, 4‐GG interstrand cross‐link (IXL)
formation in duplex DNA by a series of polynuclear platinum anticancer complexes. To …

Antitumor bifunctional dinuclear PtII complex BBR3535 forms interduplex DNA cross-links under molecular crowding conditions

T Muchova, SM Quintal, NP Farrell, V Brabec… - JBIC Journal of …, 2012 - Springer
When antitumor platinum drugs react with DNA they form various types of intrastrand and
interstrand cross-links (CLs). One class of new antitumor platinum compounds comprises …