In-situ formation of self-assembled Ag nanoclusters on ct-DNA in the presence of 2-mercaptothioxanthone by using UV-vis light irradiation

Metin, Eyup; Batıbay, Gonul; Arsu, Nergis

doi:10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.12.009

In-situ formation of self-assembled Ag nanoclusters on ct-DNA in the presence of 2-mercaptothioxanthone by using UV-vis light irradiation

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Metin E., Batıbay G. S. , Arsu N.

JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY, vol.356, pp.1-6, 2018 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 356
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.12.009
Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY
Page Numbers: pp.1-6

Abstract

Self-assembled silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) on calf thymus DNA (ct-DNA) chains were synthesized in the presence of 2-mercaptothioxanthone (TX-SH) by use of UV irradiation technique. Thioxanthone itself and its derivatives show interesting photochemical and biological properties. The formation of Ag NPs on the ct-DNA was achieved with and without TX-SH as a thioxanthone derivative photoinitiator which played a photoreducing role for the formation of Ag NPs.