Abstract
The radical species underlying the activity of the bioreductive anticancer prodrug, SN30000, have been identified by electron paramagnetic resonance and pulse radiolysis techniques. Spin-trapping experiments indicate both an aryl-type radical and an oxidising radical, trapped as a carbon-centred radical, are formed from the protonated radical anion of SN30000. The carbon-centred radical, produced upon the one-electron oxidation of the 2-electron reduced metabolite of SN30000, oxidises 2-deoxyribose, a model for the site of damage on DNA which leads to double strand breaks. Calculations using density functional theory support the assignments made.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3386-3392 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 21 |
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| Publication status | Published - 7 Jun 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |