Research Article

Selective Binding of Distamycin A Derivative to G-Quadruplex Structure [d(TGGGGT)]4

Table 1

Thermodynamic parameters for the interaction of compound 1 and netropsin with [d(TGGGGT)]4 determined by ITC at 2 5 C and pH 7.0.

Ligand 𝑛 𝐾 𝑏 ( × 106 M-1) Δ 𝑏 𝐻 (kJ mol-1) 𝑇 Δ 𝑏 𝑆 (kJ mol-1) Δ 𝑏 𝐺 (kJ mol-1)

Compound 12.0 ± 0.11.9 ± 0.2−11.0 ± 2.025 ± 2−36 ± 2
Netropsin2.0 ± 0.11.2 ± 0.1−10.6 ± 1.023 ± 2−34 ± 2