Cathy Drexler, Mir Wais Hosseini, Cathy Drexler, Geneviève Pratviel and Bernard Meunier
The synthesis of meso-5,15-bis(m-aminophenyl)porphyrin bearing two acridine derivatives and of its manganese(III) complex was achieved; in the presence of oxygen atom donors, the metalloporphyrin was shown to cleave double-stranded DNA.