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Single-stranded nucleic acid-induced helical self-assembly of alkynylplatinum(II) terpyridyl complexes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17179048     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Single-stranded nucleic acids, which carry multiple negative charges in an aqueous medium at near neutral pH, are found to induce the aggregation and self-assembly of the positively charged alkynylplatinum(II) terpyridyl complexes via electrostatic binding of the platinum complexes to the single-stranded nucleic acids, as revealed by the appearance of new UV-vis absorption and emission bands upon addition of single-stranded nucleic acids to a buffer solution of the complex. Changes in the intensity and pattern of circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy are also observed, many of which are consistent with the assembly of the platinum complexes into helical structures, via metal...metal and pi...pi stacking interactions. The induced spectroscopic property changes are found to depend on the structural properties of the nucleic acids.
Authors:
Cong Yu; Kenneth Hoi-Yiu Chan; Keith Man-Chung Wong; Vivian Wing-Wah Yam
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2006-12-18
Journal Detail:
Title:  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America     Volume:  103     ISSN:  0027-8424     ISO Abbreviation:  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.     Publication Date:  2006 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-12-27     Completed Date:  2007-02-08     Revised Date:  2010-09-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505876     Medline TA:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  19652-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Open Laboratory of Chemical Biology of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Nucleic Acid Conformation
Nucleic Acids / chemistry*
Organoplatinum Compounds / chemistry*
Spectrum Analysis
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Nucleic Acids; 0/Organoplatinum Compounds
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