Ruthenium(ii) polypyridyl complexes as carriers for DNA delivery†
Abstract
Two novel water soluble ruthenium(II) complexes [Ru(bpy)2(bqbg)]2+ and [Ru(phen)2(bqbg)]2+ have been structurally characterized and their DNA condensation activity, cytotoxicity, and cellular uptake studies of DNA condensates as potential non-viral DNA carriers were evaluated.