Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2004, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (11): 2001.

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Stereoselective Cleavage of DNA by Chiral Ruthenium(Ⅱ) Complexes

WANG Fang1, ZHANG Qian-Ling1, LIU Jian-Hong1, ZHANG Pei-Xin1, LIU Yi3, REN Xiang-Zhong1, LIU Jian-Zhong2, JI Liang-Nian2   

  1. 1. Department of Chemistry and Biology, Normal College, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275, China;
    3. Department of Physics, Normal College, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • Received:2003-12-12 Online:2004-11-24 Published:2004-11-24

Abstract: Two enantiomerically pure polypyridyl ruthenium(Ⅱ) complexes Δ- and Λ-[Ru(bpy)2HPIP](PF6)2{HPIP=2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline} were synthesized and characterized. DNA-binding studies indicated that both enantiomers bound to calf thymus DNA by intercalation, the Δ- enantiomer exhibited a stronger binding affinity than the Λ- enantiomer. Upon irradiation at 302 nm, both enantiomers were found to promote cleavage of plasmid pBR322 DNA from the supercoiled form Ⅰ to the open circular form Ⅱ, but the Δ-enantiomer exhibited a higher cleaving efficiency for DNA due to the different binding affinities to DNA. The cleaving mechanisms for Δ- and Λ-[Ru(bpy)2HPIP]2+ were identical, the hydroxyl radical(OH·) was likely to be the reactive specie responsible for the cleavage of plasmid pBR322, and the photoreduction of Ru(Ⅱ) complex with concomitant hydroxide oxidation was the important step in the DNA cleavage reaction.

Key words: Chiral ruthenium(Ⅱ) complex, DNA, Intercalation, Cleavage

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