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BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
Volume 17, Issue 5, Pages 1197-1199Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.12.023
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quercetin; zinc(II) complex; DNA cleavage; hydrolysis
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Quercetin zinc(II) complex was investigated focusing on its hydrolytic activity toward DNA. The complex successfully promotes the cleavage of plasmid DNA, producing single and double DNA strand breaks. The amount of conversion of supercoiled form (SC) of plasmid to the nicked circular form (NC) depends on the concentration of the complex as well as the duration of incubation of the complex with DNA. The rate of conversion of SC to NC is 1.68 x 10(-4) s(-1) at pH 7.2 in the presence of 100 mu M of the complex. The hydrolytic cleavage of DNA by the complex is supported by the evidence from free radical quenching, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) assay, and T4 ligase ligation. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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