Abstract
([CuL(C6H5N2O2) (ClO 4)27H2O, CuL) (L = N-(5-sulfosalicylidene)- 4′-nitraniline) can strongly bind to DNA. The interaction between CuL and salmon sperm DNA in 0.1 mol L-1 NaOAc-HOAc (pH 4.8) has been investigated by cyclic voltammetry and UV/Vis spectroscopy. The observed oxidative peak for the central copper ion of CuL from cyclic voltammogram is shown at the glassy carbon electrode. It has been found that the oxidative peak current decreased significantly with increasing concentrations of DNA. In addition, the absorbance of CuL at its absorption peaks also decreased in the presence of DNA. All experimental results indicate that CuL can bind to DNA to form a 1:1 association complex with the binding constant of 1.05 × 10 5 L mol-1, and the major binding mode of CuL to DNA is "electrostatic binding".
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 393-397 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of the Indian Chemical Society |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - May 2005 |