DNA is well-known as bearer of the genetic code. Since its structure elucidation nearly seven decades ago by Watson, Crick, Wilkins, and Franklin, much has been learned about its detailed structure, function, and genetic coding. The development of automated solid-phase synthesis, and with it the availability of synthetic DNA with any desired sequence in lengths of up to hundreds of bases in the best case, has contributed much to the advancement of the field of DNA research. In addition, classic organic synthesis has allowed introduction of a very large number of modifications in the DNA in a sequence specific manner, which have initially been targeted at altering the biological function of DNA. However, in recent years DNA has become a very attractive scaffold in supramolecular chemistry, where DNA is taken out of its biological role and serves as both stick and glue molecule to assemble novel functional structures with nanometer precision. The attachment of functionalities to DNA has led to the creation of supramolecular systems with applications in light harvesting, energy and electron transfer, sensing, and catalysis. Functional DNA is clearly having a significant impact in the field of bioinspired nanosystems.

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纳米结构与卟啉功能化的DNA

DNA是众所周知的遗传密码载体。自其沃森，克里克，威尔金斯和富兰克林在近七十年前阐明其结构以来，已经了解了许多有关其详细结构，功能和基因编码的知识。自动化固相合成技术的发展以及在最佳情况下可获得具有任何所需序列且长度可达数百个碱基的合成DNA的发展，极大地推动了DNA研究领域的发展。此外，经典的有机合成方法允许以序列特异性方式在DNA中引入大量修饰，这些修饰最初是针对改变DNA的生物学功能的。但是，近年来，DNA已成为超分子化学中非常有吸引力的支架，DNA从其生物学作用中脱颖而出，并充当分子和胶粘分子，以纳米级精度组装新颖的功能结构。功能与DNA的结合导致了超分子系统的创建，这些系统应用于光收集，能量和电子转移，传感和催化。功能性DNA显然在受生物启发的纳米系统领域具有重要影响。