Comparison of Enhancement Effect of DNA-Mediated Energy Transfer by Divalent Cations： Mg2＋, Ca2＋, Mn2＋, Co2＋, and Ni2＋

The effect of various metal ions on the DNA mediated energy transfer between simultaneously bound drugs was investigated using spectroscopic methods.It was found that addition of divalent metal ions(Mg^(2+),Ca^(2+),Mn^(2+),Co^(2+)and Ni^(2+))resulted in further decrease of the ethidium fluorescence intensity,while a small increase was observed in the TMPyP emission band,implying that the energy of excited ethidium was transferred to TMPyP.This DNA-mediated quenching efficiency between ethidium and TMPyP was significantly enhanced by the presence of all metal ions.Among the divalent metal ions,alkali earth metal ions and Mn^(2+)displayed higher quenching efficiencies than other transition metal ions.The distances required to permit the energy transfer between the two drugs in DNA were calculated as 68,66,62,48and 38in the presence of100μmol·L^(-1 )of Mg^(2+),Ca^(2+),Mn^(2+),Co^(2+)and Ni ^(2+)ion,respectively.The disturbed binding conformation of TMPyP in DNA by metal ions presumably accounts for the difference.