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Comparison of metalloporphyrins interacting with DNA
Author(s) -
Qu Feng,
Li NanQiang
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
electroanalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1521-4109
pISSN - 1040-0397
DOI - 10.1002/elan.1140091709
Subject(s) - porphyrin , intercalation (chemistry) , chemistry , dna , cationic polymerization , ligand (biochemistry) , metal , ion , metal ions in aqueous solution , crystallography , photochemistry , inorganic chemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , receptor , biochemistry
A series of metalloporphyrins (CuTMpyP, CuTMAP. CuTPPS, NiTMpyP, ZnTMpyP and CdTMpyP) reacting with DNA were compared. The interaction of metalloporphyrin with DNA shows different binding modes and electrochemical behavior when either the metal ion or porphyrin ligand is different. Due to electrostatical repulsion interaction between the anionic substitute group and a phosphate group on DNA molecular backbone, it is difficult for the anionic porphyrin to interact with DNA. The ability of cationic porphyrins to react with DNA depends on the size of the substitute group and the metal ion in the porphyrin plane center. Metalloporphyrin with or without axial ligand, which depends on the metal ion, results in outside binding or intercalating modes, and shows different interaction capability with DNA. The conditional binding constants of NiTMpyP, CuTMpyP and CuTMAP, which mainly show intercalating mode to DNA, were evaluated.