Camptothecin (CPT) derivatives are clinically effective poisons of DNA topoisomerase I (Top1) able to form a ternary complex with the Top1− DNA complex. The aim of this investigation was to examine the dynamic aspects of the ternary complex formation by means of site-directed spin labeling electron paramagnetic resonance (SDSL-EPR). Two semisynthetic CPT derivatives bearing the paramagnetic moiety were synthesized, and ...
[Fioshin, M. Ya.; Avrutskaya, I. A.; Surov, I. I.; Novikov, V. T. Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications, 1987 , vol. 52, # 1 p. 182 - 191]