INTERACTION OF THE ARYL TETRASACCHARIDE DOMAIN OF CALICHEAMICIN-GAMMA-1(I) WITH DNA - INFLUENCE ON AGLYCON AND METHIDIUMPROPYL-EDTA.IRON(II)-MEDIATED DNA CLEAVAGE
This study assesses individual interactions of the oligosaccharide and aglycon domains of calicheamicin gamma-1I, an antitumor antibiotic, with DNA. Preincubation of DNA with the full carbohydrate domain followed by incubation with aglycon leads to sequence-selective cleavage not observed in the absence of the carbohydrate.