Chemical Communications · 2001 · 31 citations · 21 references
PharmacyMedicinal ChemistryMolecular BiologyOrganometallic ChemistryCoordination ChemistryDna ChemistryDna StructureLigand BindingTargeting LigandsDna-binding MotifsLigand PreparationPlatinum CompoundsProtein-ligand Complexes
The first examples of platinum(II)-amine complexes containing a dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12) (carborane) moiety are described; preliminary in vitro DNA-binding experiments indicate that the complexes are capable of targetting plasmid DNA.
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