Lucanthone and its derivative hycanthone inhibit apurinic endonuclease-1 (APE1) by direct protein binding.
Lucanthone and hycanthone are thioxanthenone DNA intercalators used in the 1980s as antitumor agents. Lucanthone is in Phase I clinical trial, whereas hycanthone was pulled out of Phase II trials. Their potential mechanism of action includes DNA intercalation, inhibition of nucleic acid biosyntheses...
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| Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/8d44bed6eda94a51a3989f04a3a89c3e |
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