Volume 21, Issue 7 pp. 910-916
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Molecular Recognition of Bases and Nucleosides by Mono-substituted Mononuclear Complexes of 1, 4, 7, 10-Tetraaza-cyclododecane

Qing-Xian Xiang

Qing-Xian Xiang

Department of Chemistry, Sichuan Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China

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Xiao-Qi Yu

Xiao-Qi Yu

Department of Chemistry, Sichuan Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China

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Jiang Wu

Jiang Wu

Department of Chemistry, Sichuan Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China

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Pei-Yan Liu

Pei-Yan Liu

Department of Chemistry, Sichuan Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China

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Chuan-Qin Xia

Chuan-Qin Xia

Department of Chemistry, Sichuan Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China

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Ru-Gang Xie

Ru-Gang Xie

Department of Environment and Life Science, Leshan Teachers College, Leshan, Sichuan 614004, China

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First published: 26 August 2010
Citations: 3

Dedicated to Professor ZHOU Wei-Shan on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

Abstract

The mononuclear macrocyclic polyamine metal complexes 5a—5e have been shown to form stable 1:1 complexes with bases and nucleosides. Their binding constants (K) were determined by UV-visible spectrometric titration. The results show that recognition ability of the complexes 5a—5e for uracil, U (Uridine), dT (Thymidine) is higher than that for the other bases or nucleosides (such as Cytidine, Guanosine, Adenosine). The metal ion also plays an important role for the recognition ability of complexes.

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