| Abstract: | Three fluorescein-porphyrinatozinc(II) complexes, Zn(Fl-HPTTP) (1) (Fl-HPTTP?=?5-(4-fluoresceinhexyloxy)phenyl-10,15,20-tritolylporphyrin), Zn(Fl-HPTPP) (2) (Fl-HPTPP?=?5-(4-fluoresceinhexyloxy)phenyl-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin), and Zn(Fl-HPTCPP) (3) (Fl-HPTCPP?=?5-(4-fluoresceinhexyloxy)phenyl-10,15,20-tri(4-chloro)phenylporphyrin), have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV-Vis, ES-MS, and 1H NMR. The DNA-binding behaviors of these complexes with calf-thymus DNA (ct-DNA) were investigated by UV-Vis absorption titration, fluorescence spectra, viscosity measurements, thermal denaturation, and circular dichroism. The results suggest that 1, 2, and 3 interact with ct-DNA by intercalation and the DNA-binding affinities of these fluorescein-porphyrinatozinc(II) complexes may be closely associated with electronic effects of the substituent group introduced on the porphyrin ring of the ligands. The DNA-binding affinity (K b values) follows the order 1?>?2?>?3. In addition, their photocleavage reactions with pBR322 supercoiled plasmid DNA were investigated by gel electrophoresis experiments. All complexes exhibit significant DNA cleavage activity. The cleavage ability of the fluorescein-porphyrinatozinc(II) complexes follows the order 1?>?2?>?3, in parallel to the magnitude of their intrinsic binding constants. |
