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ArticleChemical science2019

A dinuclear ruthenium(ii) phototherapeutic that targets duplex and quadruplex DNA.

Stuart A Archer, Ahtasham Raza, Fabian Dröge, Craig Robertson, Alexander J Auty, Dimitri Chekulaev, Julia A Weinstein, Theo Keane, Anthony J H M Meijer, John W Haycock and 2 more

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Article in Chemical science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 24 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Stuart A ArcherDepartment of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK . Email: james.thomas@sheffield.ac.uk ; Tel: +44 (0)114 222 9325.
Ahtasham RazaMaterials Science & Engineering , University of Sheffield , Mappin St , Sheffield S1 3JD , UK . Email: j.w.haycock@sheffield.ac.uk ; Email: s.macneil@sheffield.ac.uk.
Fabian DrögeDepartment of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK . Email: james.thomas@sheffield.ac.uk ; Tel: +44 (0)114 222 9325.
Craig RobertsonDepartment of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK . Email: james.thomas@sheffield.ac.uk ; Tel: +44 (0)114 222 9325.
Alexander J AutyDepartment of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK . Email: james.thomas@sheffield.ac.uk ; Tel: +44 (0)114 222 9325.
Dimitri ChekulaevDepartment of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK . Email: james.thomas@sheffield.ac.uk ; Tel: +44 (0)114 222 9325.
Julia A WeinsteinDepartment of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK . Email: james.thomas@sheffield.ac.uk ; Tel: +44 (0)114 222 9325.ORCID 0000-0001-6883-072X
Theo KeaneDepartment of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK . Email: james.thomas@sheffield.ac.uk ; Tel: +44 (0)114 222 9325.ORCID 0000-0003-4975-0868
Anthony J H M MeijerDepartment of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK . Email: james.thomas@sheffield.ac.uk ; Tel: +44 (0)114 222 9325.ORCID 0000-0003-4803-3488
John W HaycockMaterials Science & Engineering , University of Sheffield , Mappin St , Sheffield S1 3JD , UK . Email: j.w.haycock@sheffield.ac.uk ; Email: s.macneil@sheffield.ac.uk.
Sheila MacNeilMaterials Science & Engineering , University of Sheffield , Mappin St , Sheffield S1 3JD , UK . Email: j.w.haycock@sheffield.ac.uk ; Email: s.macneil@sheffield.ac.uk.
James A ThomasDepartment of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill , Sheffield , S3 7HF , UK . Email: james.thomas@sheffield.ac.uk ; Tel: +44 (0)114 222 9325.ORCID 0000-0002-8662-7917

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the aim of developing a sensitizer for photodynamic therapy, a previously reported luminescent dinuclear complex that functions as a DNA probe in live cells was modified to produce a new iso-structural derivative containing Ru

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PMCPMC6430095

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