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Published April 1, 1999 | public
Journal Article

Long-Range Electron Transfer through DNA Films

Abstract

Regardless of its position within the DNA film, cross‐linked daunomycin (DM) is efficiently reduced electrochemically, indicating that the electron transfer exhibits a shallow distance dependence. Upon the introduction of an intervening cytosine–adenine (CA) mismatch, the electrochemical response is dramatically attenuated (shown schematically). Therefore, the DNA double helix can facilitate long‐range electron transfer, but only in the presence of a well‐stacked pathway.

Additional Information

© 1999 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH, Weinheim, Fed. Rep. of Germany. Issue Online 26 March 1999; Version of Record online: 26 March 1999; Manuscript received: 15 October 1998. We are grateful to the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation (Faculty Start-up Grant to M.G.H.), the Research Corporation (M.G.H.), and the NIH (GM49216 to J.K.B., predoctoral traineeship to S.O.K.). In addition, we thank Dr. M. J. Allen for assistance with the AFM measurements, and Prof. F. C. Anson for helpful discussions.

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