@article{7b38d61e44c5417e8a9495c6008f4904,
title = "Symmetrical dinuclear complexes with high DNA affinity based on [Ru(dpq)2(phen)]2+",
abstract = "Symmetrical homometallic dinuclear complexes of the type [{Ru(dpq){\~A}ƒ{\^A}¢{\~A}¢{\^a}‚¬{\AA}¡{\~A}¢{\^a}‚¬{\AA}¡}{\~A}ƒ{\^A}¢{\~A}¢{\^a}‚¬{\AA}¡{\~A}¢{\^a}‚¬{\AA}¡(phen{\~A}ƒ{\^A}¢{\~A}¢{"}{\v s}{\^A}¬{\~A}¢{\^a}‚¬{\AA}“SOS{\~A}ƒ{\^A}¢{\~A}¢{"}{\v s}{\^A}¬{\~A}¢{\^a}‚¬{\AA}“phen)]{\~A}ƒ{\^A}¢{\~A}‚{\^A}{\~A}‚{\^A}´{\~A}ƒ{\^A}¢{\~A}‚{\^A}{\~A}‚{\^A}º, with a flexible 2-mercaptoethyl ether linker joining the two [Ru(dpq){\~A}ƒ{\^A}¢{\~A}¢{\^a}‚¬{\AA}¡{\~A}¢{\^a}‚¬{\AA}¡(phen)]{\~A}ƒ{\AE}{\textquoteright}{\~A}¢{\^a}‚¬{\AA}¡{\~A}ƒ{"}{\v s}{\~A}‚{\^A}²{\~A}ƒ{\^A}¢{\~A}‚{\^A}{\~A}‚{\^A}º-based sub-units, have DNA dissociation constants (Kd) in the nM range.",
keywords = "DNA probes, DNA-ligand interactions, Ruthenium compounds",
author = "Aldrich-Wright, {Janice R.} and Brodie, {Craig R.} and Glazer, {Edith C.} and Luedtke, {Nathan W.} and Lev Elson-Schwab and Yitzhak Tor",
year = "2004",
language = "English",
journal = "Chemical Communications",
issn = "1359-7345",
publisher = "Royal Society of Chemistry",
}