Absence of chiral discrimination in the interaction of tris(diphenylphenanthroline)ruthenium(II) with DNA

Abstract

Δ- and Λ-[Ru(dpphen)₃]²⁺ (dpphen = 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline) bind non-intercalatively to B-form DNA and, unlike other octahedral metal complexes, show insignificant enantioselectivity in their interaction.

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