Research Article

DNA Oxidative Cleavage Induced by the Novel Peptide Derivatives of 3-(quinoxalin-6-yl)alanine in Combination with Cu(II) or Fe(II) Ions

Table 1

ESI-MS characteristics of the complexes of peptides DPQa-Gly, DFQa-Gly, and DPPZa-Gly with Cu(II) and Fe(II) (see Figure 2 for the signals plot).

PeptideCu(II)Fe(II)
Relative intensitym/zStoichiometry of main complexRelative intensitym/zStoichiometry of main complex

DFQa-GlyNot detectedNot detected
DPQa-Gly20%490.0838[LCu–H] +Not detected
DPPZa-Gly100%488.0747[L2Cu2–2H]2+100%667.1888[L3Fe]2+