• 文献标题:   Hybrids Based on Graphene Oxide and Porphyrin as Tools for Detection and Stabilization of DNA G-Quadruplexes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MONTEIRO AR, RAMOS CIV, FATEIXA S, MOURA NMM, NEVES MGPMS, TRINDADE T
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  • 出版物名称:   ACS OMEGA
  • ISSN:   2470-1343
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Aveiro
  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsomega.8b01366
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Telomerase inhibition has been an important strategy in cancer therapies, but for which effective drugs are still required. Here, noncovalent hybrid nanoplatforms containing the tetracationic 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(1-methyl-pyridinium-4-yl) porphyrin (TMPyP) and graphene oxide (GO) were prepared for promoting telomerase inhibition through the selective detection and stabilization of DNA guanine-quadruplex (G-Q) structures. Upon binding TMPyP to the GO sheets, the typical absorption bands of porphyrin have been red-shifted and the fluorescence emission was quenched. Raman mapping was used for the first time to provide new insights into the role of the electrostatic and pi-pi stacking interactions in the formation of such hybrids. The selective recovery of fluorescence observed during the titration of TMPyP@GO with G-Q, resembles a selective "turn-off-on" fluorescence sensor for the detection of G-Q, paving the way for a new class of antitumor drugs.