Abstract
Interaction of water-soluble cationic copper(II) 5, 10, 15, 20-tetrakis[4-(N-methylpyridyl)] porphyrin (Cu(TMpy-P4)) with DNA attracts considerable attention and has been studied by a variety of techniques [1–3]. Cu(TMpy-P4) is known as a good intercalator into B-form DNA; the results of numerous studies [1–3] are consistent with copper porphyrin intercalation between consecutive GC base pairs or next to a GC base pair. However, porphyrin groove-binding at AT-rich regions of DNA also remains a possibility [3]. In cw Raman spectra, Cu(TMpy-P4) mixed with nucleic acids exhibit porphyrin core vibrations near 1570 (V2) and 1368 (V4) cm-1 , but under pulsed, high power excitation extra bands appear at 1550 (v2*) and 1346 (V4*) cm-1, which originate from a transient exciplex which can be formed at AT sites of the double helix [4–6]. These facts were discussed in [5] and, since Cu(TMpy-P4) is usually considered as preferentially intercalated, the mechanism of fast porphyrin translocation from GC to AT site has been proposed on the basis of nanosecond RR data [5].
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Spectroscopy of Biological Molecules: New Directions |
Subtitle of host publication | 8th European Conference on the Spectroscopy of Biological Molecules, 29 August-2 September 1999, Enschede, The Netherlands |
Editors | Jan Greve, Gerwin J. Puppels, Cees Otto |
Place of Publication | Dordrecht |
Publisher | Kluwer Academic |
Pages | 265-266 |
Number of pages | 2 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-94-011-4479-7 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-94-010-5919-0 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Oct 1999 |
Keywords
- Double Helix
- Stimulate Raman Scattering
- Marie Curie
- Stokes component
- Stepanov Institute