Adozelesin

Adozelesin
Identifiers
110314-48-2
ChEMBL ChEMBL35493
ChemSpider 317091
Jmol-3D images Image
PubChem 357194
Properties
Molecular formula
C30H22N4O4
Molar mass 502.52 g·mol−1
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Adozelesin is an experimental antitumor drug of the duocarmycin class.[1] It binds to and alkylates DNA, resulting in a reduction of both cellular and simian virus 40 (SV40) DNA replication which ultimately reduces the rate of cancer growth.[2]

References

  1. Wang, Y; Beerman, TA; Kowalski, D (2001). "Antitumor drug adozelesin differentially affects active and silent origins of DNA replication in yeast checkpoint kinase mutants". Cancer Research 61 (9): 3787–94. PMID 11325853.
  2. Liu, J.-S.; Kuo, S.-R.; McHugh, M. M.; Beerman, T. A.; Melendy, T. (14 January 2000). "Adozelesin Triggers DNA Damage Response Pathways and Arrests SV40 DNA Replication through Replication Protein A Inactivation". Journal of Biological Chemistry 275 (2): 1391–1397. doi:10.1074/jbc.275.2.1391.