CIRCULAR-DICHROISM SPECTROSCOPY OF A CATIONIC PORPHYRIN BOUND TO DNA
CIRCULAR-DICHROISM SPECTROSCOPY OF A CATIONIC PORPHYRIN BOUND TO DNA
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DOI:
10.1016/0006-291x(82)91832-0
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
FIEL, RJ
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作者:
CARVLIN, MJ;DATTAGUPTA, N;FIEL, RJ
Recently, the porphyrin photosensitizer meso-tetra(4-N-methylpyridyl)porphine was identified as a DNA-reactive agent demonstrating both electrostatic and intercalative binding. A series of porphyrin derivatives were synthesized and studied to see if similar compounds manifested identical behavior. One derivative, meso-tetra(p-N-trimethylanilinium)porphine did not exhibit intercalation behavior but did show avid binding and novel circular dichroic features when bound to B-form DNA. At an ionic strength of 1.02, the binding constant was on the order of 104 and was higher at lower ionic strength. The large binding constants and induced optical activity suggest that at large porphyrin/DNA ratios the final porphyrin.cntdot.DNA complex may take the form of a suprahelical helix.