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  • Title: Mössbauer, EPR and NMR studies of the acid-induced reduction and changes in spin state of ferric bleomycin.
    Author: Levy A, Manoharan PT, Rifkind JM, Walker JC, Haberle FC, Kumar NG, Glickson JD, Elgavish GA.
    Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta; 1989 Apr 25; 991(1):97-108. PubMed ID: 2469484.
    Abstract:
    Iron-57 Mössbauer, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and H-1 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies of iron-bleomycin complexes in the pH range from 1.0 to 6.0 are reported. Sequential protonation of the ligands produces a variety of high-spin and low-spin complexes of the metal. Of particular interest is the reversible equilibrium between Fe(III)- and oxygen-stable Fe(II)-bleomycin. Below pH 3.5 Fe(II) complexes form, with maximal reduction occurring at approximately pH 2. At still lower pH, Fe(III) complexes unassociated with bleomycin become dominant. The observed reduction in the absence of exogenous reducing agents suggests the possible involvement of intramolecular autoreduction in bleomycin-mediated DNA degradation.
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