title: Carbon nanocage: super-adsorber of intercalators for DNA protection.
abstract: In this research, we report the binding behaviors of two kinds of intercalators, methyl violet and 3,6-diaminoacridine hydrochloride, to various mesoporous materials, carbon nanocage, mesoporous carbon CMK-3, activated carbon, and mesoporous silica SBA-15. Due to its unique cage type structure, carbon nanocage shows greater adsorption capacity than the other adsorbents. In addition, competitive adsorption of methyl violet between DNA and mesoporous materials confirmed that carbon nanocage can very efficiently inhibit intercalation of methyl violet by DNA. Carbon nanocage might then be useful for entrapment of harmful aromatic molecules.
authors.affiliation: World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute For Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan.
authors.forename: K K R
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.forename: Ajayan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vinu
authors.forename: Saikat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.forename: Salem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Deyab
authors.forename: Jonathan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Katsuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ariga
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D004249:DNA Damage; D007364:Intercalating Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010316:Particle Size
chemical_list: D007364:Intercalating Agents; D002244:Carbon; D004247:DNA