Volume 119, Issue 23 pp. 4452-4456
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Dinuclear Ruthenium(II) Triple-Stranded Helicates: Luminescent Supramolecular Cylinders That Bind and Coil DNA and Exhibit Activity against Cancer Cell Lines

Gabriel I. Pascu

Gabriel I. Pascu

School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK, Fax: (+44) 121-414-7871

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Anna C. G. Hotze Dr.

Anna C. G. Hotze Dr.

School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK, Fax: (+44) 121-414-7871

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Carlos Sanchez-Cano

Carlos Sanchez-Cano

School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK, Fax: (+44) 121-414-7871

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Benson M. Kariuki Dr.

Benson M. Kariuki Dr.

School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK, Fax: (+44) 121-414-7871

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Michael J. Hannon Prof.

Michael J. Hannon Prof.

School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK, Fax: (+44) 121-414-7871

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First published: 24 May 2007
Citations: 59

We thank the University of Birmingham and the ORS Scheme (G.P.) for support, the EU for a Marie Curie fellowship (A.H.; MEIF-CT-2005–024818) and Professor Kevin Chipman (Birmingham) for access to cell-line testing facilities.

Graphical Abstract

Ein fluoreszierender supramolekularer Zylinder bindet nichtkovalent an DNA und ist gegen Krebszelllinien aktiv.

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