title: Interactions of water-soluble porphyrins with hexadeoxyribonucleotides: resonance raman, UV-visible and 1H NMR studies.
abstract: The interactions of the water-soluble porphyrins M(TMpy-P4) [M = H2, Cu(II), Ni(II), and Co(III); TMpy-P4 = tetrakis(4-N-methylpyridyl)porphyrinato ion], with the hexadeoxyribonucleotides d(CGTACG)2, d(TACGTA)2, d(GCATGC)2, d(TGTGCA)2, and d(CTATAG)2 have been investigated by resonance Raman and/or UV-visible spectroscopy. The results indicate that all hexamers containing the 5'CG3' as well as the 5'GC3' site, and also the mismatched hexamer d(TGTGCA)2, are capable of intercalating the H2, Cu(II) and Ni(II) porphyrins. 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of d(CGTACG)2 mixed with Cu(TMpy-P4) have provided further evidence for the intercalation. For the other cases, outside binding by localized electrostatic interaction is suggested. There is no evidence of groove binding to any of the hexamers. Possible reasons for different binding properties of long and short helices are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bütje
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikuta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamoto
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008665:Metalloporphyrins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D011522:Protons; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman
chemical_list: D008665:Metalloporphyrins; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D011522:Protons