induce DNA crosslinks. Unlike other crosslinking agents, aldehyde-induced crosslinking is an intrinsically reversible process. NMR structure of these types...
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Cross-link (redirect from Crosslinking agent)
"linking of polymer chains" for both sciences, the extent of crosslinking and specificities of the crosslinking agents vary greatly. Crosslinking generally...
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antineoplastic agents cause crosslinking of DNA as monoadduct, interstrand crosslinks, intrastrand crosslinks or DNA protein crosslinks. Mostly they act on the...
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drugs. They stop tumor growth by crosslinking guanine nucleobases in DNA double-helix strands, directly attacking DNA. This makes the strands unable to...
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Mutagenesis (section Crosslinking)
the bases of nucleotides in DNA, be they in the same strand or opposing strands, is referred to as crosslinking of DNA; crosslinking of DNA may affect...
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Nucleic acid structure (redirect from Mechanical properties of DNA)
portal Biomolecular structure Crosslinking of DNA DNA nanotechnology DNA supercoil Gene structure Non-helical models of DNA structure Nucleic acid design...
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Carmustine (section Mechanism of action)
interstrand crosslinks in DNA, which prevents DNA replication and DNA transcription. Carmustine is used as an alkylating agent to treat several types of brain...
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tar create a huge diversity of DNA adducts- ethanoates, oxidized bases, alkylated phosphodiesters and crosslinking of DNA, just to name a few. UV damage...
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impair DNA replication machinery, either by incorporation of chemically altered nucleotides or by depleting the supply of deoxynucleotides needed for DNA replication...
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the cytotoxicity of 5-fluorouracil; F – fluorouracil (5-FU), a pyrimidine analog and antimetabolite which incorporates into the DNA molecule and stops...
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Hydroxycarbamide (section Mechanism of action)
the making of DNA. Hydroxycarbamide was approved for medical use in the United States in 1967. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential...
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Gemcitabine is in the nucleoside analog family of medication. It works by blocking the creation of new DNA, which results in cell death. Gemcitabine was...
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Intercalation (biochemistry) (redirect from DNA intercalation)
of molecules between the planar bases of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). This process is used as a method for analyzing DNA and it is also the basis of certain...
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adjacent to the mesylate leaving group. DNA crosslinking prevents DNA replication. Because the intrastrand DNA crosslinks cannot be repaired by cellular machinery...
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brand name Aucatzyl, is an anti-cancer medication used for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It is a CD19-directed genetically modified autologous...
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Biogerontology (section DNA damage theories)
hardening of the connective tissue, kidney diseases, and enlargement of the heart are connected to the cross-linking of proteins. Crosslinking of DNA can induce...
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itself into DNA and prevents DNA unwinding by interfering with the enzyme topoisomerase II. It is an analog of daunorubicin, but the absence of a methoxy...
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Fluorouracil (section Mechanism of action)
production of DNA. Fluorouracil was patented in 1956 and came into medical use in 1962. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines...
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platinum-based antineoplastic family of medications. It is believed to work by blocking the duplication of DNA. Oxaliplatin was patented in 1976 in Japan...
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[PtCl(guanine-DNA)(NH3)2]+, crosslinking can occur via displacement of the other chloride, typically by another guanine. Cisplatin crosslinks DNA in several...
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Nitrogen mustard (section Mechanism of action)
were the first chemotherapeutic agents for treatment of cancer. Nitrogen mustards are nonspecific DNA alkylating agents. Nitrogen mustards are not related...
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Etoposide (section Mechanism of action)
Etoposide is in the topoisomerase inhibitor family of medication. It is believed to work by damaging DNA. Etoposide was approved for medical use in the United...
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This is a list of chemotherapeutic agents, also known as cytotoxic agents or cytostatic drugs, that are known to be of use in chemotherapy for cancer...
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cancer and the progression of colorectal cancer. Colibactin is a polyketide peptide that can form interstrand crosslinks in DNA. Colibactin is only produced...
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Carboplatin (section Mechanism of action)
antineoplastic family of medications and works by interfering with duplication of DNA. Carboplatin was developed as a less toxic analogue of cisplatin. It was...
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Furazolidone (section Mechanism of action)
micrococci and staphylococci.[citation needed] It is believed to work by crosslinking of DNA. Though an effective antibiotic when all others fail, against extremely...
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photosensitizers is the parts of the cell that they target. Unlike in radiation therapy, where damage is done by targeting cell DNA, most photosensitizers target...
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Celecoxib (section Mechanism of action)
at first sign of rash (or any other hypersensitivity). A 2013 meta-analysis of hundreds of clinical trials found that coxibs (the class of drugs that includes...
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Azacitidine (section Mechanism of action)
treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome, myeloid leukemia, and juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia. It is a chemical analog of cytidine, a nucleoside in DNA and...
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Protein-bound paclitaxel (category Drugs that are a combination of chemicals)
albumin–bound paclitaxel or nab-paclitaxel, is an injectable formulation of paclitaxel used to treat breast cancer, lung cancer and pancreatic cancer...
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