Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 1997, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (2): 117-125.

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Spectroelectrochemical Studies on the Interactions of Complexes of Cu(phen)22+ and Cu(bpy)22+ with DNA

ZHAO Guang-chao, ZHU Jun-jie, CHEN Hong-yuan   

  1. Department of Chemistry, the State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093
  • Received:1997-02-10 Online:1997-04-24 Published:2011-08-17
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    Supported by the National Natur al Science Foundation of China.

Abstract: The interactions of the complexes of Cu(phen)22+ and Cu(bpy)22+ with DNA were investigated with electrochemistry and spectroelectrochemistry. Binding constants( Kn+ ) and the reaction model were obtained from their electrochemical behavior and electrochemical data. The binding constants( K2+ ) for Cu(phen)22+-DNA and Cu(bpy)22+-DNA were 8.51×103 L·mol-1 and 3.27×103 L·mol-1, and K+'s were 3.09×104 L·mol-1 and 5.66×103 L·mol-11 respectively. The spectroscopic characteristics of the complexes of Cu(phen)22+-DNA and Cu(bpy)22+-DNA were studied in detail. Some significant spectroelectrochemical data were obtained. The interaction of DNA with complexes was described.

Key words: DNA, Interaction, Cu(phen)22+, Cu(bpy)22+, Spectroelectrochemistry