Butler J, Hoey B M, Swallow A J
FEBS Lett. 1985 Mar 11;182(1):95-8. doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(85)81161-3.
The rates of reaction of the semiquinone radicals of adriamycin and mitomycin C with oxygen and several iron (III) complexes have been determined. These rates have been used to explain enhanced free radical damage produced by semiquinone radicals in a model system and to assess the feasibility of these types of reactions occurring in hypoxic cells.