The ability of the DNA duplex to behave as an efficient organized medium for cis–trans isomerization induced by electron transfer (ET) has been explored. Isomerization studies, luminescence quenching and DNA photocleavage assays show that photoexcited Ru(1,10-phenanthroline [phen])32 transfers an electron to E,Z1,4-bis[2-(1-methylpyridinium-4-yl)vinyl]benzene (E,Z pMPVB), which subsequently undergoes one-way isomerization to E,E pMPVB. The unusual feature of the system is manifested by the lack of friction that is usually imposed on the photoisomerizable ligand by highly organized media. The apparent rate of ET in DNA increases when compared with the homogeneous solution. However, after correction for the local concentration of the reagents onto the biopolymer, the rate constant becomes independent of the DNA concentration and is at least 4 × 102 times smaller than that in the homogeneous aqueous solution. Using the photoinduced isomerization system, a large enhancement in the efficiency of single-strand break formation was found in plasmid DNA over that for Ru(phen)3 2 alone using irradiation at λ > 480 nm.
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1 September 2001
Isomerization of DNA-bound Distilbazolium Ligand Induced by Electron Transfer from Photoexcited Tris(1,10-phenanthroline)Ru(II)
Bernard Juskowiak,
Agnieszka Dominiak,
Shigeori Takenaka,
Makoto Takagi
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Photochemistry and Photobiology
Vol. 74 • No. 3
September 2001
Vol. 74 • No. 3
September 2001