Molbank (Nov 2010)

1,1’,1’’,1’’’-[Porphyrin-5,10,15,20-tetrayltetrakis(3,1-phenylenemethylene)]tetraquinolinium Tetrabromide

  • Satoshi Fujii,
  • Tadayuki Uno,
  • Takeshi Yamashita,
  • Yoshinobu Ishikawa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/M704
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2010, no. 4
p. M704

Abstract

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Cationic porphyrins interact strongly with guanine quadruplex DNA (G-quadruplex). We herein report the preparation of a cationic porphyrin bearing quinolinium side arms, 1,1’,1’’,1’’’-[porphyrin-5,10,15,20-tetrayltetrakis(3,1-phenylenemethylene)]­tetra­quinolinium tetrabromide (mQu), as a potential G-quadruplex ligand.

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