BMVC is a potent G-quadruplex (G4) stabilizer and a selective telomerase inhibitor (IC50: ~0.2 μM) with anticancer activities. BMVC inhibits Taq DNA polymerase (IC50: ~2.5 μM).
BMVC4 is a G-quadruplex stabilizer. BMVC4 induces senescence by activation of pathways of response to DNA damage that was independent of its telomerase inhibitory activity.