Yuuki Taketomi, Yuuki Yamaguchi, Shunsuke Sakurai and Makiko Tanaka
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2022,20, 2043-2047
DOI:
10.1039/D1OB01669E,
Communication
The effects of a crowded environment on DNA-mediated electron transfer were evaluated using a pyrene-modified oligonucleotide containing a hole-trapping nucleobase in poly(ethylene glycol) mixed solutions. Rapid decompositions of hole-trapping bases in condensed and noncondensed DNA showed that more efficient electron transfer occurred under crowded conditions than in dilute solutions.