Publications by Year: 2000

2000
Karikas A, Constantinou-Kokotou V, Magrioti V, Kokotos G. Study of DNA interactions with melphalan, busulphan, and analogues using an HPLC method. Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies. 2000;23:1859-1864.Abstract
A simple reversed phase HPLC method suitable to study the interactions of alkylating agents with DNA is presented in this paper. DNA interaction is expressed as the % DNA peak size exclusion. The effects caused by the antitumor drugs melphalan, busulphan, and busulpan analogues on DNA were clearly observed through chromatographic data. The synthetic dimethanesulphonates of 2-tetradecyl-1,4-butanediol and 1,2-hexadecanediol were proved more potent than busulphan.