[Ru(η6-p-cymene)Cl2(pta)] (pta = 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphatricyclo- [3.3.1.1]decane): a water soluble compound that exhibits pH dependent DNA binding providing selectivity for diseased cells

Claire S. Allardyce; Paul J. Dyson; David J. Ellis; Sarah L. Heath

doi:10.1039/B104021A

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[Ru(η⁶-p-cymene)Cl₂(pta)] (pta = 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphatricyclo- [3.3.1.1]decane): a water soluble compound that exhibits pH dependent DNA binding providing selectivity for diseased cells

Claire S. Allardyce,^a Paul J. Dyson,*^a David J. Ellis^a and Sarah L. Heath^a

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Abstract

The water soluble complex [Ru(η⁶-p-cymene)Cl₂(pta)] (pta = 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphatricyclo[3.3.1.1]decane), exhibits pH dependent DNA damage; the pH at which damage is greatest correlates well to the pH environment of cancer cells.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B104021A
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 04 May 2001
Accepted: 20 Jun 2001
First published: 11 Jul 2001

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Chem. Commun., 2001, 1396-1397

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[Ru(η⁶-p-cymene)Cl₂(pta)] (pta = 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphatricyclo- [3.3.1.1]decane): a water soluble compound that exhibits pH dependent DNA binding providing selectivity for diseased cells

C. S. Allardyce, P. J. Dyson, D. J. Ellis and S. L. Heath, Chem. Commun., 2001, 1396 DOI: 10.1039/B104021A

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