Stabilization of DNA Triple Helices by Crescent-Shaped Dibenzophenanthrolines
摘要:
Mono- and disubstituted crescent-shaped dibenzophenanthrolines have been prepared and their ability to stabilize synthetic DNA triple helices has been investigated. Thermal denaturation experiments were conducted on two triplexes of different sequences in the presence of the various compounds. For both targets, the monosubstituted derivatives (4a,b) induced a large and specific increase of the temperature of the tripler-to-duplex transition compared with the duplex-to-single strand transition (Delta T-m(3-->2) - Delta T-m(2-->1) up to +32 degrees C), and appeared to be more efficient than their disubstituted analogues. Therefore compounds 4a and 4b seem to be better tripler-specific ligands than the previously reported benzopyridoindole (BPI) derivatives.
Stabilization of DNA Triple Helices by Crescent-Shaped Dibenzophenanthrolines
摘要:
Mono- and disubstituted crescent-shaped dibenzophenanthrolines have been prepared and their ability to stabilize synthetic DNA triple helices has been investigated. Thermal denaturation experiments were conducted on two triplexes of different sequences in the presence of the various compounds. For both targets, the monosubstituted derivatives (4a,b) induced a large and specific increase of the temperature of the tripler-to-duplex transition compared with the duplex-to-single strand transition (Delta T-m(3-->2) - Delta T-m(2-->1) up to +32 degrees C), and appeared to be more efficient than their disubstituted analogues. Therefore compounds 4a and 4b seem to be better tripler-specific ligands than the previously reported benzopyridoindole (BPI) derivatives.