Crystal structures of λ-[Ru(phen) 2 dppz] 2+ with oligonucleotides containing TA/TA and AT/AT steps show two intercalation modes

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 621-628

  Niyazi, Hakan ^a,d,e   Hall, James P ^a,b   O'Sullivan, Kyra ^c   Winter, Graeme ^b   Sorensen, Thomas ^b   Kelly, John M ^c   Cardin, Christine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

^e EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COORDINATION COMPOUND; INTERCALATING AGENT; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; RU(PHEN)(2)DIPYRIDO(3,2-A-2',3'-C)PHENAZINE; RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

COORDINATION COMPLEXES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; INTERCALATING AGENTS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84864329345     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1397     Document Type: Article

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