Titrations of Ru(bpy)2dppz2+ with hairpin DNAs containing different mismatches. Top: Hairpin DNA sequences. Bottom: plots of the integrated emission intensity (λex = 440 nm) of Δ–Ru (100 nM) with with increasing concentrations of hairpin DNA containing mismatches: GG (○), GT (□), AT (●), AG (×), TT (+), CT (
), AC (
), AA (
), and CC (
) in 50 mM NaCl, 5 mM Tris, pH 7.5. Error bars indicate standard deviations in the measurements.