Reduction of adriamycin to a semiquinone-free radical by NADPH cytochrome P-450 reductase produces DNA cleavage in a reaction mediated by molecular oxygen.
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- 1 May 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 256 (10), 4747-4756
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9258(19)69315-4
Abstract
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