DNA cleavage by non-enzymatic chemical reagents has both basic and applied value. We report here photoinduced strand scission properties of novel DNA intercalators, 4-nitro (N-hexylamine) 1,8-naphthalimide and 4-amino(N-hexylamine) 1,8-naphthalimide. The results indicate that the cleavage takes place via a free-radical mechanism and the efficiency of cleavage is unaltered over a long range of pH and ionic strength. These intercalators, therefore, provide a probe for studying DNA conformation, conformational micro-heterogeneity, DNA-ligand interactions and have potential use in genome targeting.
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Dalian Univ Technol, State Key Lab Fine Chem, Dalian 116012, Peoples R ChinaDalian Univ Technol, State Key Lab Fine Chem, Dalian 116012, Peoples R China
Li, Xiaolian
Lin, Yanjie
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Lin, Yanjie
Yuan, Yukun
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Dalian Univ Technol, State Key Lab Fine Chem, Dalian 116012, Peoples R ChinaDalian Univ Technol, State Key Lab Fine Chem, Dalian 116012, Peoples R China
Yuan, Yukun
Liu, Kai
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Liu, Kai
Qian, Xuhong
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Tokyo Med & Dent Univ, Inst Biomat & Bioengn, Div Biofunct Mol, Tokyo 1010062, JapanTokyo Med & Dent Univ, Inst Biomat & Bioengn, Div Biofunct Mol, Tokyo 1010062, Japan
Oyoshi, T
Sugiyama, H
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Tokyo Med & Dent Univ, Inst Biomat & Bioengn, Div Biofunct Mol, Tokyo 1010062, JapanTokyo Med & Dent Univ, Inst Biomat & Bioengn, Div Biofunct Mol, Tokyo 1010062, Japan