Click Chemistry and DNA Binders

This book provides an overview in recent progress in the field of synthesis and interactions of pi-conjugated DNA binders through Click chemistry. The synbook of alkyne- and azide substituted oligoheteroaromatic compounds, were designed to be used as building blocks for Click reactions. The Pd-catalysed cross-coupling of azide-substituted building blocks to form oligoheteroaromatics is also described. The characterisation of the new pi-conjugated molecules utilising Click chemistry between alkyne- and azide-substituted compounds leading to a series of structurally-varied di- and tricationic oligoheteroaromatic putative DNA binders. The DNA-binding studies for the di- and tricationic oligoheteroaromatic compounds using a variety of biophysical techniques to quantify DNA binding and elucidate binding modes. Finally, the overall conclusions of the study, including future studies and applications are presented.

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Ismail I. Althagafi, 1980Ph.D. in Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK, 2013.Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University College in Al-Jamom, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia