Synthesis and characterization of the diastereomers Lambda- and Delta-[Ru(bpy)(2)(m-bpy-L-Arg-Gly-L-Asn-L-Ala-L-His-L-Glu-L-Arg)]Cl-2 H-1 NMR studies on their interactions with the deoxynucleotide duplex d[(5 '-GCGCTTAAGCGC-3 ')(2)] and d[(5 '-CGCGATCGCG-3 ')(2)]