Photochemical cleavage of duplex DNA by N-benzoyloxy-2-thiopyridone linked to 9-aminoacridine

Abstract

Upon illumination N-aroyloxy-2-thiopyridones induce non-specific single-strand nicks in duplex DNA at micromolar concentrations.

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