title: Trivalent lanthanide metal ions promote formation of stacking G-quartets.
abstract: We report the first examples of stacking G-quartet formation assisted by trivalent lanthanide metal ions (La3+, Eu3+, Tb3+, Dy3+, Tm3+).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, 90 Bader Lane, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Irene C M
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: Yi-Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: She
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry; D028581:Lanthanoid Series Elements / Q000737:chemistry*; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D028581:Lanthanoid Series Elements