title: Bis(phenanthroline)-ethylenediamine conjugate displays excimer fluorescence upon binding with DNA.
abstract: 1,2-Bis(1,10-phenanthrolin-2-yl)ethylenediamine (1) displays a unique long-life time excimer fluorescence at 528 nm by binding with calf thymus DNA, while its monomer fluorescence at 400 nm shows a decrease upon binding with DNA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Gunma University, Kiryu, Gunma 376-8515, Japan.
authors.forename: Keigo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akutsu
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sawai
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D005029:Ethylenediamines / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D005453:Fluorescence; D008024:Ligands; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D010618:Phenanthrolines / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D005029:Ethylenediamines; D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010618:Phenanthrolines; C031234:ethylenediamine; D004247:DNA; C427203:calf thymus DNA