Photochemically driven intercalation of small molecules into DNA by in situ irradiation.
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.
Di Pietro
Maria Letizia
ML
Dipartimento di Chimica Inorganica, Chimica Analitica e Chimica Fisica, Università di Messina, Via Sperone 31, 98166 Messina, Italy.
Puntoriero
Fausto
F
Tuyéras
Fabien
F
Ochsenbein
Philippe
P
Lainé
Philippe P
PP
Campagna
Sebastiano
S
D002942:Circular Dichroism; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D007364:Intercalating Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D055668:Photochemical Processes
D007364:Intercalating Agents; D004247:DNA