| Complex | item | ssDNA-ct | dsDNA-ct | dsDNA-h | Carr | Heparin |
| [Os(phen)2CO(phimd)]2+ | Δλ | −14 | −9 | −18 | −15 | −13 |
| Fmax/F0 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 8.0 | 4.7 | |
| [Os(phen)2CO(4-phpy)]2+ | Δλ | −6 | −4 | −7 | −15 | −13 |
| Fmax/F0 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | |
| [Ru(phen)3]2+ | Δλ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Fmax/F0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 2.2 |