title: Photochemically driven intercalation of small molecules into DNA by in situ irradiation.
abstract: Intercalation of small molecules into DNA is photochemically achieved by in situ irradiation of a tetraaryl-pyridinium species. Such a "DNA intercalation on demand" process could highlight an alternative pathway to anticancer basic research, based on photo-activable DNA binders.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica Inorganica, Chimica Analitica e Chimica Fisica, Università di Messina, Via Sperone 31, 98166 Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Letizia
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Di Pietro
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Puntoriero
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tuyéras
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ochsenbein
authors.forename: Philippe P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Lainé
authors.forename: Sebastiano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Campagna
mesh_terms: D002942:Circular Dichroism; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D007364:Intercalating Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D055668:Photochemical Processes
chemical_list: D007364:Intercalating Agents; D004247:DNA