A water-soluble C60-porphyrin compound for highly efficient DNA photocleavage†
Abstract
A water-soluble covalently linked C60-porphyrin compound–C60Por is reported to show enhanced DNA-cleaving activity. The highly enhanced DNA-cleaving activity is expected to be ascribed to the high water-solubility and affinity of C60Por to DNA, as well as to the accessibility to the charge-separated states C60˙−–Por˙+ formed under radiation.