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ISBN: 978-83-60043-10-3 - eurobic9

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Eurobic9, 2-6 September, 2008, Wrocław, Poland<br />

SL5. Unique Properties of DNA Cross-links of Antitumor Oxaliplatin and<br />

the Effect of Chirality of the Carrier Ligand<br />

V. Brabec a , J. Malina a , J. Kasparkova b<br />

a<br />

Institute of Biophysics, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Kralovopolska 135, 61265, Brno,<br />

Czech Republic,<br />

b<br />

Laboratory of Biophysics, Department of Experiment, Palacky University, tr. Svobody 26, 77146, Olomouc,<br />

Czech Republic<br />

e-mail: brabec@ibp.cz<br />

Downstream processes that discriminate between DNA adducts of a third generation platinum antitumor drug<br />

oxaliplatin and conventional cisplatin are believed to be responsible for the differences in their biological effects.<br />

These different biological effects are explained by the ability of oxaliplatin to form DNA adducts more efficient<br />

as for their biological effects. We examined conformation, recognition by damaged-DNA binding-proteins,<br />

cellular processing and repair of the major 1, 2-GG intrastrand cross-link formed by oxaliplatin in three sequence<br />

contexts and of interstrand cross-link with the aid of biophysical and biochemical methods. We found that the<br />

properties of the cross-links of oxaliplatin and conventional cisplatin were notably different. In addition, the<br />

chirality at the carrier 1, 2-diaminocyclohexane ligand affected structural properties of cross-links of cisplatin<br />

analogs. We suggest that the unique properties of DNA cross-links of oxaliplatin are at least partly responsible<br />

for its unique antitumor effects [1, 2].<br />

References:<br />

[1] Malina, J., Novakova, O., Vojtiskova, M., Natile, G. and Brabec, V. (2007) Conformation of DNA GG<br />

intrastrand cross-link of antitumor oxaliplatin and its enantiomeric analog. Biophys J, 93, 3950-3962.<br />

[2] Kasparkova, J., Vojtiskova, M., Natile, G. and Brabec, V. (2008) Unique properties of DNA interstrand<br />

cross-links of antitumor oxaliplatin and the effect of chirality of the carrier ligand. Chem Eur J, 14, 1330-1341.<br />

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