Charge Transfer-Oxy Radical Mechanism for Anti-Cancer Agents
Marquette University e-Publications@Marquette Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications Chemistry, Department of 11-1-1986 Charge Transfer-oxy Radical Mechanism for Anti- cancer Agents Peter Kovacic University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee James R. Ames University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Paavo Lumme University of Helsinki Hannu Elo University of Helsinki O. Cox University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras See next page for additional authors Published version. Anti-Cancer Drug Design, Vol. 1, No. 3 (November 1986): 197-214. Publisher link. © 1986 Cognizant Communication Corporation. Used with permission. Authors Peter Kovacic, James R. Ames, Paavo Lumme, Hannu Elo, O. Cox, and Michael D. Ryan This article is available at e-Publications@Marquette: https://epublications.marquette.edu/chem_fac/600 Anti-Cancer Drug Design (1986), 1, 197-214 Charge transfer-oxy radical mechanism for ,anti-cancer agents1 1 1 2 2 3 3 P. Kovacic , J.R. Ames , P. Lumme , H. Elo , 0. Cox , H. Jackson , L.A. 3 3 4 : Rivera , L. Ramirez & M.D. Ryan 1Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201 USA, 2Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Vuorik 20, SF -00100, Helsinki, Finland, 3Department of Chemistry, Universi-ty of Puerto Ricq, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 00931, and 4 Department of Chemistry, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA Summary: The proposal is advanced that anti -cancer drugs generally function by charge transfer resulting in formation of toxic oxy radicals which destroy the neoplasm. Electrochem ical studies were performed with some of the main types of agents: iminium ions (adenine iminium from alkylating species, iminium metabolite of 6-mercaptopurine, nitidine, other polynuclear iminiums) and metal complexes (Pt(II)diaquodiammine-guanosine, copper salicylaldoximes).
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