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Topoisomerase II poisoning by indazole and imidazole complexes of ruthenium

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Abbreviations

m-AMSA:

N-[4-(9-acrydinylamino)-3-methoxy-phenyl]methanesulphonamide

CoSAL:

trans-bis salicylaldoximato cobalt

RuIm:

trans-imidazolium (bis imidazole) tetrachloro ruthenate

RuInd:

trans-indazolium (bis indazole) tetra-chloro ruthenate

RuSAL:

trans-bis salicylaldoximato ruthenium

Topo II:

topoisomerase II

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Vashisht Gopal, Y.N., Kondapi, A.K. Topoisomerase II poisoning by indazole and imidazole complexes of ruthenium. J Biosci 26, 271–276 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02703651

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