Binding mechanism of meso-tetrakis (4-(N-methylpyridiumyl)) porphyrin TMPyP4 with the single-strand DNA 5'-TTAGGG-3'

Hui Juan Zhang*, Xu Kun Chen, Si Ping Pang

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Abstract

The binding mechanism of meso-tetrakis (4-(N-methylpyridiumyl)) porphyrin (TMPyP4) and the telomeric sequence DNA 5'-TTAGGG-3' (S6) has been explored by means of circular dichroism spectrum, steady-state absorption, steady-state fluorescence and picosecond time-resolved fluorescence spectrums. DNA adopts the single-strand conformation in Tris-HCl buffer without any metal ions. The binding constant and the saturated binding number between TMPyP4 and S6 DNA were determined as 1.51 × 106 (mol/L)-1 and 1.2, respectively, according to steady-state absorption spectroscopy. Furthermore, on the findings of time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopic technique, the binding modes can be presumed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1365-1368+1373
JournalBeijing Ligong Daxue Xuebao/Transaction of Beijing Institute of Technology
Volume30
Issue number11
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2010

Keywords

  • Binding mechanism
  • Single-strand DNA
  • Spectroscopic technique
  • TMPyP4

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