Binding of Cationic Bis-porphyrins Linked with p- or m-Xylylenediamine and Their Zinc(II) Complexes to Duplex DNA.docVIP

Molecules 2008, 13, 3117-3128; DOI: 10.3390/moleculeOPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 /journal/molecules Article Binding of Cationic Bis-porphyrins Linked with p- or m- Xylylenediamine and Their Zinc(II) Complexes to Duplex DNA Yoshinobu Ishikawa 1,*, Naoki Yamakawa 2 and Tadayuki Uno 3,* 1 School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422- 8526, Japan 2 Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan; E-mail: bananao@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp (N. Y.) 3 Graduate School of Pharmace