Journal
JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 105, Issue 3, Pages 435-443Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2010.12.004
Keywords
Ruthenium; Bipyridine; Phenanthroline; DNA
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation [20971016, 20771016, 90922004]
- Beijing Natural Science Foundation [2072011]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
- Beijing Normal University
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Three binuclear Ru(II) complexes with two [Ru(bpy)(2)(pip)](2+)-based subunits {where bpy =2,2'-bipyridine and pip =2-phenylimidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline} being linked by varied lengths of flexible bridges, were synthesized and characterized by H-1 NMR, elemental analysis, UV-visible (UV-vis) and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The structures of the three complexes were optimized by density functional theory calculations. The interaction of the complexes with calf thymus DNA was investigated by UV-vis and luminescence titrations, steady-state emission quenching by [Fe(CN)(6)](4-), DNA competitive binding with ethidium bromide, DNA melting experiments, and viscosity measurements. The experimental results indicated that the three complexes bound to the DNA most probably in a threading intercalation binding mode with high DNA binding constant values three orders of magnitude greater than the DNA binding constant value reported for proven DNA intercalator, mononuclear counterpart [Ru(bpy)(2)(p-mopip)](2+) {p-mopip = 2-(4-methoxylphenyl)imidazo[4,5-f][1,10] phenanthroline}. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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