Zinc-chelated imidazole groups for DNA polyion complex formation

Shoichiro Asayama; Satoshi Nishinohara; Hiroyoshi Kawakami

doi:10.1039/C1MT00019E

Zinc-chelated imidazolegroups for DNA polyion complex formation†‡

Shoichiro Asayama,*^a Satoshi Nishinohara^a and Hiroyoshi Kawakami^a

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^a Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
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Abstract

This communication presents the pH-dependent chelation of Zn²⁺ ions with the imidazole groups of poly(1-vinylimidazole) (PVIm) and DNA polyion complex formation with the zinc-chelated PVIm (PVIm-Zn) via chelated Zn²⁺ ions. The resulting PVIm-Zn/DNA complexes exhibit no significant cytotoxicity and show outstanding gene expression.

This article is part of the themed collection: Metallomics in Japan

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Zinc-chelated imidazolegroups for DNA polyion complex formation†‡

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