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Solvent Effects on the Kinetics of the Interaction of 1-pyrenecarboxaldehyde With Calf Thymus DNA

Solvent Effects on the Kinetics of the Interaction of 1-pyrenecarboxaldehyde With Calf Thymus DNA

Fernando Secco, Marcella Venturini, Tarita Biver, Francisco Sánchez, Rafael Prado-Gotor, Elia Grueso

J Phys Chem B. 2010 Apr 8;114(13):4686-91.

PMID: 20297772

Abstract:

The kinetics of the interaction of a fluorescent probe, 1-pyrenecarboxaldehyde, with calf thymus DNA has been studied in different water/alcohol mixtures (ethanol, 2-propanol, and ter-butanol) at 25 degrees C, by using the stopped flow technique. The kinetic curves are biexponential and reveal the presence of two processes whose rates differ by about 1 order of magnitude on the time scale. The dependence of the reciprocal fast relaxation time on the DNA concentration is linear, whereas the concentration dependence of the reciprocal slow relaxation time tends to a plateau at high DNA concentrations. The simplest mechanism consistent with the kinetic results involves a simple two-step series mechanism reaction scheme. The first step corresponds to the formation of a precursor complex, (DNA/Py)(I), while the second one corresponds to full intercalation of the pyrene dye between the DNA base pairs. The values of the rate constants of both steps decrease as water activity decreases. The results have been discussed in terms of solvation of the species and changes in the viscosity of the solution.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP3029194	1-Pyrenecarboxaldehyde		3029-19-4	Price

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