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A styrylbenzothiazole substrate that has no significant affinity towards DNA was transformed photochemically into a DNA-binding benzothiazoloquinolinium ion. The photoreaction may be performed directly in the presence of DNA thus establishing the DNA-ligand interaction in situ with temporal control.
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