Wu Song, Wang Ping, Tian Tian, Wu Lin, He Hanping, Zhou Xiang, Zhang Xiaolian, Cao Xiaoping
College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Hubei, Wuhan 430072, PR China.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2004 May 17;14(10):2575-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2004.02.083.
meso- and beta-Substituted di(pyridiumyl)porphyrins 3, 4, and 7 have been synthesized and their interactions with DNA have been investigated. meso-Substituted porphyrins showed the stronger effect on DNA than that of beta-substituted porphyrin. Cytotoxicity of compound 3 (IC(50)) to THP-1 tumor cell was up to 0.11 nM.