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The bis(phenanthridinium) receptor molecules 3-5 bind nucleotides in a
queous media by stacking interactions between cis-oriented receptor un
its and the intercalated nucleic base part of a nucleotide with stabil
ity constants in the range 10(5)-10(6) dma mol(-1), the highest measur
ed to date for these type of receptors and substrates.