title: Immobilization of heptyl viologens in DNA strands both to inhibit dimerization and to accelerate quasi-reversible electron transfer reaction.
abstract: Viologens, mono-molecularly immobilized in DNA grooves, show reversible colour changes without attenuation during potential switching after covering with ionic liquid type polymers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kakibe
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohno
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D019281:Dimerization; D004355:Drug Stability; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004566:Electrodes; D004579:Electron Transport; D005898:Glass; D007364:Intercalating Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry; D007700:Kinetics; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D014755:Viologens / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007364:Intercalating Agents; D052578:Ionic Liquids; D011108:Polymers; D014755:Viologens; D004247:DNA