Structural Heterogeneity in Polynucleotide-Facilitated Assembly of Phenothiazine Dyes

The Journal of Physical Chemistry. B
Eimer Mary Tuite, B Nordén

Abstract

The assembly of stacked dyes on DNA is of interest for electron transfer, light harvesting, sensing, and catalysis applications. A combination of UV/vis absorption, linear dichroism (LD), and circular dichroism (CD) was applied to characterize thoroughly the aggregation with DNA of the phenothiazine dyes methylene blue, azure B, and thionine. Aggregates of each dye with [poly(dG-dC)]2, [poly(dA-dT)]2, and calf thymus DNA were explored at high dye:DNA binding ratios, where excess dye groove-binds after all intercalation sites are filled. The organization of the aggregates (dimers, trimers, and multimers) with polydeoxynucleotides displays a structural diversity that depends on DNA sequence, extent of methylation of dye exocyclic amine groups, and ionic strength. The dyes typically form right-handed H-aggregates having negative LD, consistent with stepped stacking along the minor groove. However, aggregates in some dye:DNA aggregates show left-handed chirality or positive LD, indicating unusual modes of aggregation such as formation of adventitious dimers between intercalated and minor groove bound dye. In terms of sequence-dependence, methylene blue shows more extensive aggregation with [poly(dA-dT)]2, while thionine aggregates ...Continue Reading

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