Luminescent Eu3+ and Tb3+ complexes of 4-aminophenyl terpyridine (ptpy): Photophysical aspects, DNA and serum protein binding properties

Lanthanide complexes [Ln(ptpy)2Cl2]Cl, Ln=Eu (1), Tb (2) are characterized and studied for their photophysical properties, excited-state decay,binding interactions with DNA and serum protein by various spectroscopic methods.308