Abstract
Bleomycin (BLM) is an antitumor antibiotic that is believed to mediate its therapeutic effects at the level of DNA scission. Strand scission by bleomycin requires the presence of a redox active metal such as Fe, Cu or Mn, and a source of oxygen; there is increasing evidence that BLM-mediated DNA degradation is mediated by a ternary complex of BLM, the redox active metal ion and oxygen, and that information of the ternary complex involves reductive activation of oxygen. Presently, the authors demonstrate that activation of dioxygen by Fe(II)·BLM results in the formation of two equivalents of H 2O where no substrate is present, and that the conversion requires the expected 4 electrons. Further, it is shows that the activated Fe·BLM is formed by heterolytic cleavage of the O-O bond.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | American Chemical Society, Division of Petroleum Chemistry, Preprints |
Publisher | Publ by ACS |
Pages | 164-167 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Volume | 35 |
Edition | 2 |
State | Published - Apr 1990 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Symposium on Selective Catalytic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons - Presented before the Division of Petroleum Chemistry, ACS, Boston Meeting - Boston, MA, USA Duration: Apr 22 1990 → Apr 27 1990 |
Other
Other | Symposium on Selective Catalytic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons - Presented before the Division of Petroleum Chemistry, ACS, Boston Meeting |
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City | Boston, MA, USA |
Period | 4/22/90 → 4/27/90 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Fuel Technology
- Engineering(all)