a The School of Pharmacy, University of London, London WC1N 1AX, UK b University of Greenwich, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB, UK c University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK d Spirogen Ltd, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AX, UK
Abstract:
A series of novel DNA-interactive C8-linked pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD)-heterocycle polyamide conjugates has been synthesised to explore structure/sequence-selectivity relationships. One conjugate (2d) has a greater selectivity and DNA binding affinity for inverted CCAAT sequences within the Topoisomerase IIα promoter than the known C8-bis-pyrrole PBD conjugate GWL-78 (1b).