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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Binding of Harmine Derivatives to DNA: A Spectroscopic Investigation.

Bruno Pagano, Marco Caterino, Rosanna Filosa, Concetta Giancola

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bruno PaganoDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy. bruno.pagano@unina.it.ORCID 0000-0002-7716-9010
Marco CaterinoDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy. marco.caterino@unina.it.
Rosanna FilosaDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Campania University "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via L. De Crecchio 7, 80138 Naples, Italy. rosanna.filosa@unicampania.it.
Concetta GiancolaDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy. giancola@unina.it.
University of Naples Federico II · ITUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Harmine belongs to a group of β-carboline alkaloids endowed with antitumor properties. Harmine and its derivatives are thought to bind to DNA and interfere with topoisomerase activities. We investigated the base-dependent binding of harmine, and three of its synthetic anticancer-active derivatives to the genomic DNA from calf thymus and two synthetic 20-mer double helices, the poly(dG-dC)·poly(dG-dC) and the poly(dA-dT)·poly(dA-dT), by means of UV-Vis and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopies. The data show that the DNA binding and stabilising properties of the investigated derivatives are base pair-dependent. These results could be used as a guide to design and develop further bioactive analogues.

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Spectrum AnalysisCircular DichroismDNAHarmineMolecular StructureNucleic Acid ConformationSpectrophotometry, UltravioletStructure-Activity RelationshipDNAHarminealkaloidsDNA duplexspectroscopy

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PMID29077046
PMCPMC6150274
OpenAlexW2766627142

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