Patent ID: 6858608

Claim:
A compound which binds the G-quadruplex structure of a telomere comprising the following general formula: nitrogen-containing aromatic ring —NR 3 — distribution agent —NR′ 3 — nonaromatic hydrocarbon chain in which 1) the nitrogen-containing aromatic ring represents: a) a quinoline optionally substituted with at least i) a group N(Ra)(Rb) in which Ra and Rb, which are identical or different, represent hydrogen or a C1-C4 alkyl radical or ii) a group ORa in which Ra is as defined above b) a quinoline possessing a nitrogen atom in quaternary form c) a benzamidine or d) a pyridine, attached at the 4-position, 2) R 3 and R′ 3 , which are identical or different, represent independently of each other, hydrogen or a C1-C4 alkyl radical, 3) the distribution agent represents: a triazine group, a triazine group substituted with (i) an alkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, (ii) a thio radical, (iii) an hydroxy radical, or (iv) an amino radical, wherein the thiol, hydroxy or amino radicals are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more short-chain alkyl groups containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms and wherein the alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with a halogen atom or or a salt thereof.