Adenine Radical Cation Formation by a Ligand-Centered Excited State of an Intercalated Chromium Polypyridyl Complex Leads to Enhanced DNA Photo-oxidation.
Baptista FA, Krizsan D, Stitch M, Sazanovich IV, Clark IP, Towrie M, Long C, Martinez-Fernandez L, Improta R, Kane-Maguire NAP, Kelly JM, Quinn SJ.
Baptista FA, et al. Among authors: long c.
J Am Chem Soc. 2021 Sep 15;143(36):14766-14779. doi: 10.1021/jacs.1c06658. Epub 2021 Aug 31.
J Am Chem Soc. 2021.
PMID: 34464120
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Assessment of the DNA photo-oxidation and synthetic photocatalytic activity of chromium polypyridyl complexes is dominated by consideration of their long-lived metal-centered excited states. Here we report the participation of the excited states of [Cr(TMP)(2)dppz](3+) (1) …
Assessment of the DNA photo-oxidation and synthetic photocatalytic activity of chromium polypyridyl complexes is dominated by consideration …