| abstract |
The present invention provides a compound having structure (I), wherein R is -H, -CH3, or -C2H5; R1 and R2 are independently -H, -OH, -NH2, -OCH3, -C(CH3)3, or a halogen atom; n is 2 to 6; X and X' are independently -N or -NO2; Y and Y' are independently -N, -CH, or -H; and the double-slash represents a double bond or no bond; such that when X or X' is -N, Y or Y' is -CH or -N, and the double-slash is a double bond, and when X or X' is -NO2, Y or Y' is -H, and the double-slash is no bond. The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound above and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention further provides a method for treating a neoplastic cell growth in a subject in need of such treatment which comprises administering to the subject an amount of the pharmaceutical composition above effective to treat the neoplastic cell growth. Lastly, the present invention provides nucleic acid labeled with the compound above, as well as a method for detecting nucleic acid in a sample. |