Bisintercalator-containing dinuclear iron(III) complex: An efficient artificial nuclease

Xiaoqiang Chen, Jiangli Fan, Xiaojun Peng, Jingyun Wang, Shiguo Sun, Rong Zhang, Tong Wu, Fei Zhang, Jianfeng Liu, Fen Wang, Saijian Ma

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Abstract

Two acridine groups were successfully introduced into di-iron(III) complex. DNA cleavage experiments indicated that complex conjugating bisacridine groups can enhance 300-fold for the cleavage efficiency compared with complex lacking of acridine conjugation. Further ligation assay of DNA segments provided the evidence for hydrolytic mechanism of DNA cleavage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4139-4142
Number of pages4
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume19
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Artificial nuclease
  • Bisintercalator
  • Dinuclear Iron(III) complex

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