2'-Deoxyguanosine 5'-monophosphate (dGMP) is used as a substrate of guanylate kinases to generate dGDP, which in turn is phosphorylated to dGTP, a nucleotide precursor used in DNA synthesis. In addition, dGMP can be efficiently phosphorylated by the type I thymidylate kinase of the malarial agent P. falciparum. In humans, deficiency of mitochondrial deoxyguanosine kinase, which synthesizes dGMP from ATP and deoxyguanosine, contributes to mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome.
Phenanthriplatin, also known as cis-[Pt(NH3)2-(phenanthridine)Cl]NO3, is a new drug candidate. It belongs to a family of platinum(II)-based agents which includes cisplatin, oxaliplatin and carboplatin. Phenanthriplatin Acts As a Covalent Poison of Topoiso