Efficient photocleavage of DNA utilising water-soluble lipid membrane-incorporated [60]fullerenes prepared using a [60]fullerene exchange method

Atsushi Ikeda; Tomohiko Sato; Keiko Kitamura; Koji Nishiguchi; Yoshihiro Sasaki; Jun-ichi Kikuchi; Takuya Ogawa; Keiichiro Yogo; Tatsuo Takeya

doi:10.1039/b507954c

Efficient photocleavage of DNA utilising water-soluble lipid membrane-incorporated [60]fullerenes prepared using a [60]fullerene exchange method

Org Biomol Chem. 2005 Aug 21;3(16):2907-9. doi: 10.1039/b507954c. Epub 2005 Jul 19.

Authors

Atsushi Ikeda¹, Tomohiko Sato, Keiko Kitamura, Koji Nishiguchi, Yoshihiro Sasaki, Jun-ichi Kikuchi, Takuya Ogawa, Keiichiro Yogo, Tatsuo Takeya

Affiliation

¹ Graduate School of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan. aikeda@ms.naist.jp

PMID: 16186918
DOI: 10.1039/b507954c

Abstract

Various types of lipid membrane-incorporated C60 with high C60 concentrations can be prepared easily in several hours using the C60 exchange method and the photocleaving activity of cationic lipid membrane-incorporated C60 was appreciably higher than that of the C60.gamma-CDx complex.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

DNA / chemistry*
Fullerenes / chemistry*
Liposomes / chemistry*
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Photolysis

Substances

Fullerenes
Liposomes
DNA
fullerene C60