Transition metal Kinamycin model as a DNA photocleaver for hypoxic environments: bis(9-diazo-4,5-diazafluorene)copper(II) nitrate†

Abstract

Bis(9-diazo-4,5-diazafluorene)copper(II) nitrate is an effective DNA photocleaving agent under anaerobic conditions using visible light and represents a potential model for the action of Kinamycin antitumor antibiotics.

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