Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Mutagenic Activities and DNA Interaction Studies of Ni(II) Schiff Base 4-Methoxy-3-benzyloxybenzaldehyde Thiosemicarbazide Complexes

Table 7

Intrinsic binding, apparent DNA binding, and melting temperature studies.

Complexes	^a𝐾𝑏/M^−1	^b𝐾app /M^−1	^cΔ𝑇𝑚 °C
1		1.7 × 10^5	⋯
2	3.99 × 10^6	10.98 × 10^5	+0.8
3		3.19 × 10^5	−0.4

aIntrinsic binding constant from absorption spectral method.
^bApparent binding constant from competitive binding assay by emission method.
^cChanges in melting temperature of CT-DNA.