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. 2014 Aug 26;19(8):1305–1316. doi: 10.1007/s00775-014-1187-5

Table 3.

The binding constants for formation of DNA–ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complex adducts

K b [×105 M−1]
[Ru(dip)2(bpy)]2+ 0.82 ± 0.01
[Ru(dip)2(CH3bpy-CH3)]2+ 0.53 ± 0.03
[Ru(dip)2(CH3bpy-COO)]+ 1.05 ± 0.15
[Ru(dip)2(CH3bpy-DCU)]2+ 0.60 ± 0.02
[Ru(dip)2(bpy-NitroIm)]2+ 0.68 ± 0.01