Photoinduced DNA damage efficiency and cytotoxicity of novel viologen linked pyrene conjugates.
Novel viologen linked pyrene conjugates permeate cells efficiently and exhibit spacer length dependent DNA damage and cytotoxicity upon photoexcitation.
Hariharan
Mahesh
M
Photosciences & Photonics, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science & Technology, CSIR, Trivandrum 695 019, India.
Karunakaran
Suneesh C
SC
Ramaiah
Danaboyina
D
Schulz
Ina
I
Epe
Bernd
B
D000818:Animals; D004249:DNA Damage; D051379:Mice; D010777:Photochemistry; D011721:Pyrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014755:Viologens / Q000737:chemistry*
D011721:Pyrenes; D014755:Viologens; C030984:pyrene