Self-organization of polyaromatic compounds within DNA

• Published in: Nucleic acids symposium series (2004) no. 51; pp. 31 - 32
• Main Authors: Malinovskii, Vladimir L, Bittermann, Holger, Häner, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 2007
• Subjects: Circular Dichroism; DNA - chemistry; Models, Molecular; Oligonucleotides - chemical synthesis; Oligonucleotides - chemistry; Pyrenes - chemistry; Spectrometry, Fluorescence

The structural organization of oligopyrene sections embedded within a DNA framework is described. Absorbance, fluorescence and circular dichroism spectroscopy provide insight into the molecular interactions of the pyrene units.