Mitomycin-C, a widely used antitumor antibiotic, and its analogues mitomyci
n-A and porfiromycin are considered for AM1-RHF type semiempirical quantum
chemical treatment. The structural and energetic aspects, as well as certai
n molecular orbital characteristics of these structures have been compared.
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