Synthetic replacement of the methylamino group of neocarzinostatin chromophore with hydroxyl prohibits thiol activation in organic solvents and diminishes the rate and efficiency of thiol-promoted DNA cleavage in water

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(99)00880-1

A synthesis of the neocarzinostatin chromophore analog 2, in which the 2'-N-methylamino group of the natural product has been replaced by a hydroxyl group, is described. Thiol addition experiments in organic solvents and DNA- cleavage studies in aqueous s