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Opening Enediyne Scissors Wider: pH ‐Dependent DNA Photocleavage by meta ‐Diyne Lysine Conjugates
Author(s) -
Kaya Kemal,
Johnson Madeleine,
Alabugin Igor V.
Publication year - 2015
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/php.12412
Subject(s) - enediyne , chemistry , dna , protonation , conjugate , singlet oxygen , dna damage , cleavage (geology) , lysine , intramolecular force , stereochemistry , photochemistry , quenching (fluorescence) , diradical , singlet state , biochemistry , excited state , oxygen , amino acid , fluorescence , biology , organic chemistry , mathematics , ion , mathematical analysis , fracture (geology) , paleontology , quantum mechanics , nuclear physics , physics
Photochemical activation of meta ‐diynes incapable of Bergman and C1–C5 cyclizations still leads to efficient double‐strand DNA cleavage. Spatial proximity of the two arylethynyl groups is not required for efficient DNA photocleavage by the enediyne‐lysine conjugates. Efficiency of the cleavage is a function of the external pH and DNA damage is strongly enhanced at pH < 7. The pH ‐dependence of the DNA photocleavage activity stems from the protonation states of lysine amino groups, the internal electron donors responsible for intramolecular PET quenching and deactivation of the photoreactive excited states. DNA‐binding analysis suggests intercalative DNA binding for phenyl substituted conjugate and groove binding for TFP‐substituted conjugate. Additional insights in the possible mechanism for DNA damage from the ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species) scavenger experiments found that generation of singlet oxygen is partially involved in the DNA damage.