L. Jin et P. Yang, SYNTHESIS AND DNA-BINDING STUDIES OF CO-III MIXED-LIGAND COMPLEX CONTAINING DIPYRIDO[3,2-A-2',3'-C]PHENAZINE AND PHEN, Polyhedron, 16(19), 1997, pp. 3395-3398
The complexion [Co(phen)(2)dppz](3+) (where phen is o-phenanthroline,
and dppz is dipyrido[3,2-a: 2',3'-c] phenazine) has been synthesized.
This complex (as perchlorate salt) was characterized by elemental anal
ysis, molar conductivity and IR spectra. The interact:ion of the compl
ex with calf thymus DNA has been studied using absorption spectra and
fluorescence spectra. The complex is also shown to be a more efficient
photosensitiser for single strand breaks in plasmid DNA. (C) 1997 Els
evier Science Ltd.