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ArticleACS medicinal chemistry letters2026

A Rationally Engineered Norfloxacin-Phenoxazine Hybrid as a Dual-Function Anticancer Agent: DNA Intercalation Synergizes with Topoisomerase II Inhibition against Murine Breast Tumor.

Rubi Roy, Tasnim Ria, Koyel Das, Vikram Patial, Gourab Das, Ugir Hossain Sk

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Rubi RoyDepartment of Clinical and Translational Research, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37 S.P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700026 West Bengal, India.
Tasnim RiaDepartment of Clinical and Translational Research, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37 S.P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700026 West Bengal, India.
Koyel DasDepartment of Clinical and Translational Research, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37 S.P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700026 West Bengal, India.
Vikram PatialCSIR-Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur 176061, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Gourab DasDepartment of Digital & Computational Oncology, Cancer Research Institute, ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, Navi Mumbai 410210, Maharashtra, India.
Ugir Hossain SkDepartment of Clinical and Translational Research, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37 S.P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700026 West Bengal, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7393-454X

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Abstract

Breast cancer therapy is compromised by acquired resistance and systemic toxicity, necessitating new therapeutic strategies. Herein, a series of hybrid molecules were synthesized by conjugating nononcogenic FDA-approved norfloxacin with DNA-targeting phenoxazine/phenothiazine through alkyl, amide, and triazole linkers. Photophysical studies demonstrated DNA intercalation, while molecular docking revealed stable interactions with topoisomerase II. The hybrids showed selective cytotoxicity against breast cancer cells, with compound

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AntitumorDNA-intercalatingNorfloxacinPhenoxazineTopoisomerase II

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PMID42621445
PMCPMC13488107

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