Non-covalent ternary systems (DNA-acridine hybrid/DNA/lanthanide(iii)) for efficient and site-selective RNA scissionElectronic supplementary information (ESI) is available: supplementary Figs. 1–3 and Scheme 1. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b0/b006772p/
Abstract
The target phosphodiester linkage in RNA is activated by the combination of acridine-attached DNA and unmodified DNA, so that the RNA is site-selectively hydrolysed at this linkage by free LuIII ion.