solvents used in this synthesis were commercially available. Reagent-grade
chemicals were used in this experiment. Hence, no further purification
was needed. Salicylaldehyde, 5-bromo Salicylaldehyde, 4-bromo aniline,
ctDNA, HSA, EB, and DAPI were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich Chemicals.
CuCl2, ZnCl2, and triethyl amine (Et3N) were purchased from Merck. Elemental analyses were performed using
a PerkinElmer 240C elemental analyzer. Electronic absorption spectral
data were collected by using a PerkinElmer UV–vis Lambda 365
spectrophotometer at room temperature. The concentration of ctDNA
per nucleotide was determined by absorption spectroscopy using a molar
extinction coefficient (€) 6600 (M–1 cm–1) at 260 nm. ctDNA interaction studies were performed
in a citrate-phosphate (CP) buffer of 10 mM [Na+] at pH
7.40 containing 0.5 mM Na2HPO4, and HSA interaction
studies were performed in Tris buffer.
before use.