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Research Article

Synthesis of a novel linear polymer of a macrocyclic polyamine copper (II) complex and its interaction with plasmid DNA

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Pages 315-319 | Received 15 Dec 2007, Accepted 03 Apr 2008, Published online: 01 Apr 2009

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Scheme 1.  The synthetic route of the linear polymer of cyclen copper (II) complex.

Scheme 1.  The synthetic route of the linear polymer of cyclen copper (II) complex.

Figure 1.  Effect of pH on the cleavage reaction of pUC 19 DNA (7 μg/mL) with complex 4 (1 mg/mL) in a Tris-HCl buffer (100 mM) at 37°C for 72 h. (A) Agarose gel electrophoresis diagram: lane 1, DNA control, pH 7.4; lane 2, pH 7.4; lane 3, DNA control, pH 7.0; lane 4, pH 7.0; lane 5, DNA control, pH 6.6; lane 6, pH 6.6; lane 7, DNA control, pH 6.2; lane 8, pH 6.2; lane 9, DNA control, pH 5.8; lane 10, pH 5.8. (B) quantitation of % plasmid relaxation relative to plasmid DNA per lane.

Figure 1.  Effect of pH on the cleavage reaction of pUC 19 DNA (7 μg/mL) with complex 4 (1 mg/mL) in a Tris-HCl buffer (100 mM) at 37°C for 72 h. (A) Agarose gel electrophoresis diagram: lane 1, DNA control, pH 7.4; lane 2, pH 7.4; lane 3, DNA control, pH 7.0; lane 4, pH 7.0; lane 5, DNA control, pH 6.6; lane 6, pH 6.6; lane 7, DNA control, pH 6.2; lane 8, pH 6.2; lane 9, DNA control, pH 5.8; lane 10, pH 5.8. (B) quantitation of % plasmid relaxation relative to plasmid DNA per lane.

Figure 2.  Effect of time on the cleavage reaction of pUC 19 DNA (7 μg/mL) with complex 4 (1 mg/mL) in a Tris-HCl buffer (100 mM, pH 7.4) at 37°C. (A) Agarose gel electrophoresis diagram: lane 1, DNA control, 0 h; lane 2, DNA control, 72 h; lane 3, 4 h; lane 4, 8 h; lane 5, 24 h; lane 6, 72 h. (B) quantitation of % plasmid relaxation relative to plasmid DNA per lane.

Figure 2.  Effect of time on the cleavage reaction of pUC 19 DNA (7 μg/mL) with complex 4 (1 mg/mL) in a Tris-HCl buffer (100 mM, pH 7.4) at 37°C. (A) Agarose gel electrophoresis diagram: lane 1, DNA control, 0 h; lane 2, DNA control, 72 h; lane 3, 4 h; lane 4, 8 h; lane 5, 24 h; lane 6, 72 h. (B) quantitation of % plasmid relaxation relative to plasmid DNA per lane.

Figure 3.  Effect of concentration of complex 4 on the cleavage reaction of pUC 19 DNA (7 μg/mL) with complex 4 in a Tris-HCl buffer (100 mM, pH 7.4) at 37°C. (A) Agarose gel electrophoresis diagram: lane 1, DNA control, 0 h; lane 2, DNA control, 72 h; lane 3, 0.2 mg/mL; lane 4, 0.4 mg/mL; lane 5, 0.6 mg/mL; lane 6, 0.8 mg/mL; lane 7, 1.0 mg/mL. (B) quantitation of % plasmid relaxation relative to plasmid DNA per lane.

Figure 3.  Effect of concentration of complex 4 on the cleavage reaction of pUC 19 DNA (7 μg/mL) with complex 4 in a Tris-HCl buffer (100 mM, pH 7.4) at 37°C. (A) Agarose gel electrophoresis diagram: lane 1, DNA control, 0 h; lane 2, DNA control, 72 h; lane 3, 0.2 mg/mL; lane 4, 0.4 mg/mL; lane 5, 0.6 mg/mL; lane 6, 0.8 mg/mL; lane 7, 1.0 mg/mL. (B) quantitation of % plasmid relaxation relative to plasmid DNA per lane.

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