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Sequence-dependent attack on peptides by photoactivated platinum anticancer complexes

Christopher A Wootton1, Carlos Sanchez-Cano1, Andrea F Lopez-Clavijo1

  • 1Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK . Email: p.oconnor@warwick.ac.uk ; Email: p.j.sadler@warwick.ac.uk ; ; Fax: +44 (0)24 765 23819 ; Tel: +44 (0)24 76151008 ; Tel: +44 (0)24 765 23818.

Chemical Science
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