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PHOTOREACTION OF PSORALEN DERIVATIVES WITH STRUCTURALLY ORGANIZED DNA
Author(s) -
Gia O.,
Palu G.,
Palumbo M.,
Antonello C.,
Magno S. Marciani
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1987.tb08408.x
Subject(s) - psoralen , nucleic acid , furocoumarin , dna , chemistry , ionic strength , nucleosome , ionic bonding , macromolecule , chromatin , biophysics , biochemistry , organic chemistry , aqueous solution , biology , ion
— The DNA‐photobinding process of a number of psoralen derivatives has been investigated using different nucleic acid structures, such as double helical DNA, nucleosomes, and chromatin under various ionic strength conditions. Important differences were observed using “free” vs organised DNA as the target macromolecule, which are related to conformational, stereochemical, ionic and competition effects. The furocoumarin chemical nature also plays a role; in particular, charged compounds are shown to be more reactive than uncharged analogues with free DNA at low salt concentration, whereas a levelling off in photobinding efficiency occurs on increasing ionic strength and nucleic acid complexity. These results allow an explanation for the photobiological effects of the examined psoralens.