Abstract
It has been previously found that water-soluble copper porphyrin Cu(TMpy-P4) is able to create a photoinduced exciplex in interaction with DNA [1]. However, one rather puzzling aspect of this process lies in the fact that major part of CuP molecules is known to intercalate between GC base pairs when mixed with DNA while exciplex can be formed only at AT site of double helix. This aspect was noted in [2] where the mechanism of fast porphyrin translocation from GC to AT site has been proposed and discussed.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Spectroscopy of Biological Molecules: Modern Trends |
Editors | P. Carmona, R. Navarro, A. Hernanz |
Place of Publication | Dordrecht |
Publisher | Kluwer Academic Publishers |
Pages | 395-396 |
Number of pages | 2 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-94-011-5622-6 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-94-010-6369-2 |
Publication status | Published - 6 Sept 1997 |
Keywords
- Double Helix
- RAMAN data
- Pump pulse duration
- Puzzling aspect
- EXCIPLEX formation