Fluorescence and electrochemical detection of pyrimidine/purine transversion by a ferrocenyl aminonaphthyridine derivative

Kotaro Morita, Yusuke Sato, Takehiro Seino, Seiichi Nishizawa, Norio Teramae

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Abstract

A novel hydrogen bond-forming ligand for pyrimidine/purine transversion, which contains both a fluorescent naphthyridine moiety and a ferrocenyl group as an electrochemical indicator, is described. Hydrogen bond-mediated recognition for a target nucleobase at an abasic site in a DNA duplex is confirmed by both fluorescence and electrochemical measurements. The analysis by fluorescence titration reveals that the ligand shows significant fluorescent quenching upon formation of a 1: 1 complex with the target nucleobase opposite the abasic site, and the selectivity is in the order of cytosine > thymine > adenine, guanine, reflecting the stability of the hydrogen bond formation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)266-268
Number of pages3
JournalOrganic and Biomolecular Chemistry
Volume6
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

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