Disturbance of the Conformation of DNA Hairpin Containing the 5′-GT-3′ Binding Site Caused by Zn(II)bleomycin-A<sub>5</sub> Studied through NMR Spectroscopy

The antibiotics known as bleomycins constitute a family of natural products clinically employed for the treatment of a wide spectrum of cancers. These antibiotics have the ability to chelate a metal center, most commonly Fe(II), and cause site-specific DNA cleavage upon oxidation. Bleomycin therapy...

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Main Authors: Kyle L. Covington, Teresa Lehmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Magnetochemistry
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2312-7481/5/3/52