Uses
Netropsin dihydrochloride is a small-molecule MGB (minor-groove binder) and antibiotic, inhibits the catalytic activity of isolated topoisomerase and interferes with the stabilization of the cleavable complexes of topoisomerase II and I in nuclei. Netropsin dihydrochloride has antibacterial and antiviral activity[1][2].
References
[1] Beerman TA et al. Netropsin and bis-netropsin analogs as inhibitors of the catalytic activity of mammalian DNA topoisomerase II and topoisomerase cleavable complexes. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1991 Aug 27;1090(1):52-60. DOI:
10.1016/0167-4781(91)90036-l[2] Finlay A C, et al. Netropsin, a new antibiotic produced by a Streptomyces. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1951, 73(1): 341-343.
