A new electron‐deficient tentacle porphyrin meso‐tetrakis[2,3,5,6‐tetrafluoro‐4‐(2‐trimethylammoniumethylamine)phenyl]porphyrin (TθF4TAP) has been synthesized. The binding interactions of TθF4TAP with DNA polymers were studied for comparison to those of an electron‐deficient tentacle porphyrin and an electron‐rich tentacle porphyrin; these previously studied porphyrins bind to DNA primarily by intercalative and outside‐binding modes, respectively. The three tentacle porphyrins have similar size and shape. The basicity of TθF4TAP indicated that it has electronic characteristics similar to those of the intercalating electron‐deficient tentacle porphyrin. However, TθF4TAP binds to calf thymus DNA, [poly(dA‐dT)]2, and [poly(dG‐dC)]2 in a self‐stacking, outside‐binding manner under all conditions. Evidence for this binding mode included a significant hypochromicity of the Soret band, a conservative induced CD spectrum, and the absence of an increase in DNA solution viscosity. As found previously for the electron‐rich porphyrin, the results suggest that combinations of closely related self‐stacked forms coexist. The mix of forms depended on the DNA and the solution conditions. There are probably differences in the detailed features of the self‐stacking adducts for the two types of tentacle porphyrins, especially at high R (ratio of porphyrin to DNA). At low R values, the induced CD signal of TθF4TAP/CT DNA resembled that of TθF4TAP/[poly(dA‐dT)]2, suggesting that TθF4TAP binds preferentially at AT regions. Competitive binding experiments gave evidence that TθF4TAP binds preferentially to [poly(dA‐dT)]2 over [poly(dG‐dC)]2. Thus, despite the long, positively charged, flexible substituents on the porphyrin, the binding of TθF4TAP is significantly affected by base‐pair composition. Similar characteristics were found previously for the electron‐rich tentacle porphyrin. Thus, significant changes in electron richness have relatively minor effects on this outside binding selectivity for AT regions. TθF4TAP is the first porphyrin with electron deficiency and shape similar to intercalating porphyrins that does not appear to intercalate. All porphyrins reported to intercalate have had pyridinium substituents. Thus, the electronic distribution in the porphyrin ring, not just the overall electron richness, may play a role in facilitating intercalation. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 42: 203–217, 1997

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