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The efficacy of several ligands in telomerase inhibition and in the regulation of genes expression, by an effective stabilisation of G-quadruplexes (G4) DNA structures, is being considered as a promising strategy in cancer therapies. When evaluating the potential of a ligand for telomerase inhibition, the selectivity towards quadruplex versus duplex DNA is a fundamental attribute due to the large amount of double-stranded DNA in the cellular nucleus. This study reports the evaluated efficacy of three tetracationic opp-dibenzoporphyrins, a free base, and the corresponding zinc(II) and nickel(II) complexes, to stabilise G4 structures, namely the telomeric DNA sequence (AG3(T2AG3)3). In order to evaluate the selectivity of these ligands towards G4 structures, their interaction towards DNA calf thymus, as a double-strand DNA sequence, were also studied. The data obtained by using different spectroscopic techniques, such as ultraviolet-visible, fluorescence, and circular dichroism, suggested good affinity of the free-base porphyrin and of its zinc(II) complex for the considered DNA structures, both showing a pattern of selectivity for the telomeric G4 structure. A pattern of aggregation in aqueous solution was detected for both Zn(II) and Ni(II) metallo dibenzoporphyrins and the ability of DNA sequences to induce ligand disaggregation was observed.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules28176318","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,29]],"date-time":"2023-08-29T08:59:05Z","timestamp":1693299545000},"page":"6318","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["opp-Dibenzoporphyrin Pyridinium Derivatives as Potential G-Quadruplex DNA Ligands"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"28","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9373-7006","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nuno M. M.","family":"Moura","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5495-5126","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9 A. 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