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3283364

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-6-7
pubmed:abstractText
Ditercalinium and its analogues are dimeric molecules made up of two identical 7H-pyrido[4,3-c]carbazole rings linked by symmetrical linking chains. These dimers elicit antitumor properties through a new mechanism of action. Recently, a relationship was found between their antitumor properties and their cytotoxic effect on the polA Escherichia coli mutant strain, suggesting that 7H-pyrido[4,3-c]carbazole dimers might induce a DNA deformation that could be recognized by the E. coli SOS repair system. Thus, the role of symmetry in ditercalinium analogues for their DNA binding, antitumor properties, and bacterial toxicity is investigated in the present study, by introducing asymmetric parameters in their structures. Dimers were either synthesized with an asymmetrical rigid linking chain or made up of two chemically different chromophores, i.e., acridine and 7H-pyrido[4,3-c]carbazole. The asymmetrical dimers remain able to bisintercalate into DNA with high affinities, but a dramatic loss in their antitumor potency is observed. On the other hand, these asymmetrical dimers are cytotoxic for polA E. coli mutants, like their symmetrical analogues. These results show that the symmetry plays a crucial role for the antitumor potency in the 7H-pyrido[4,3-c]carbazole dimers series.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0022-2623
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1021-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Asymmetrical bisintercalators as potential antitumor agents.
pubmed:affiliation
Département de Chimie Organique, U 266 INSERM, UA 498 CNRS, UER des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't