Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2005, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (12): 2267.

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Synthesis of Polyamides Containing N-Methylpyrrole Rings and Their Interaction with DNA

LI Qin-Ling1,2,ZHOU Jiang1,LIU Dan1,YUAN Gu1*   

  1. 1.Department of Chemical Biology,Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Molecular Engineering of
    Education Ministry,College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering,Peking University,Beijing 100871,China;
    2.Department of Chemistry,Qinghai University for Nationalities,Xining 810007,China
  • Received:2004-11-11 Online:1905-03-14 Published:1905-03-14
  • Contact: YUAN Gu;E-mail:guyuan@pku.edu.cn

Abstract:

Polyamides containing N-methylpyrrole and N-methylimidazole amino acids have attracted considerable attention from biological chemists because they can permeate living cell membrane and have the potential to control specific gene expression.In this article,three polyamides containing N-methylpyrrole rings were synthesized by the chloroform reaction and the DCC/HOBT coupling reaction,and the interaction between the polyamides and DNA was investigated by electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy.The results of the experiments indicate that the designed polyamides can effectively bind the target DNA,and ESI mass spectrometry is an excellent tool for the analysis of the interactions between DNA and the polyamides.

Key words: Polyamides; Electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy; DNA recognition, Polyamides, Electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy, DNA recognition

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