کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5371068 | 1503929 | 2014 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
- Inorganic polyphosphate induces the self-assembly of tricationic meso-porphyrin.
- The aggregates formed are very stable and extended (several hundred nanometers in diameter).
- Porphyrin self-assembly corresponds to the mixture of J- and H-aggregates.
- Possible structures of porphyrin-polyphosphate complexes were calculated.
Self-assemblies formed by the new synthesized tricationic porphyrin derivative (TMPyP3Â +) on the polyanionic inorganic polyphosphate (PPS) in aqueous solution were studied using different spectroscopic techniques and DFT calculation method. From the fluorescence quenching of the bound TMPyP3Â + molecules and their Raman spectra we conclude that porphyrin chromophores form the stable Ï-Ï stacking-assemblies onto PPS polyanions. The transformation of the Soret band in absorption spectra at different PPS/TMPyP3Â +concentration ratios evidences that the assemblies are mixtures of J- and H-aggregates. Molecular modeling performed shows that the flexibility of PPS strand allows a realization of spiral or “face-to-face” one-dimensional structures formed by porphyrin molecules arranged in parallel and antiparallel modes. The peculiarity of PPS structure allows a formation of two porphyrin stacks on opposite sides of polymer strands that result in the appearance of higher-order aggregates. Their size was estimated from the light scattering data. Distinctions between TMPyP3Â + and TMPyP4 aggregation on PPS template are discussed.
Journal: Biophysical Chemistry - Volume 185, January 2014, Pages 39-46