The DNA-binding interactions of 5, 10, 15, 20-tetra (N-methylpyridinium-4-yl) porphyrin,
herein denoted H2T4, and related cationic porphyrins have long been of interest because of …

Recent advances in the use of transient absorption (TA) and time-resolved vibrational
spectroscopies (TRIR and TR 3) to study both excited states and reaction intermediates in …

Photodynamic therapy that uses photosensitizers which only become toxic upon light-
irradiation provides a strong alternative to conventional cancer treatment due to its ability to …

Binding of water-soluble N, N′, N ″, N‴-tetramethyltetra-3, 4-pyridinoporphyrazinatozinc
(II){[Zn (3, 4-tmtppa)] 4+} and N, N′, N ″, N‴-tetramethyltetra-3, 4 …

Figure 2. a) Circular dichroism (CD) spectra of Z-DNA (50 μM) in the presence of 1 (1 μM
(red), 4 μM (brown), and 8 μM (green)), and BDNA (50 μM) in the presence of 1 (1 μM; blue) …

Systematic studies on the DNA binding of a new anthracene derivative, carrying a 1, 8-
octyldiamine side chain, were carried out. Calorimetric, spectroscopic, and helix melting …

The synthesis of cryptolepine derivatives containing basic side-chains at the C-11 position
and their evaluations for antiplasmodial and cytotoxicity properties are reported. Propyl …

The interaction of transition metal complexes of cationic porphyrins bearing five membered
rings, meso-tetrakis (1, 2-dimethylpyrazolium-4-yl) porphyrin (MPzP, M= MnIII, NiII, CuII or …

G‐rich and C‐rich DNA can fold into the tetrastranded helical structures G quadruplex or C
quadruplex (i‐motif), which are considered to be specific drug targets for cancer therapy. A …

Recognition of unusual left-handed Z-DNA by specific binding of small molecules is crucial
for understanding biological functions in which this particular structure participates. Recent …