Well-Defined DNA Nanoparticles Templated by Self-Assembled M12L24 Molecular Spheres and Binding of Complementary Oligonucleotides

• DOI: 10.1021/ja108334g
• Publication Date: 2010-10-27T13:35:02Z
• Authors: Takashi Kikuchi; Sota Sato; Makoto Fujita
• Keywords: Dispersity

Perfectly monodisperse DNA nanoparticles were prepared via the self-assembly of 12 Pd(II) ions and 24 bidentate ligands functionalized with oligonucleotides varying length (n = 1−3). The formed hydrogen bonds cDNA strands an insoluble aggregate only matching trimeric nucleotide (tri-A).