Recognition of homo-polynucleotides containing adenine by a phenanthridinium bis-uracil conjugate in aqueous media

Chem Commun (Camb). 2005 May 28:(20):2561-3. doi: 10.1039/b500617a. Epub 2005 Mar 18.

Abstract

Among novel bis-nucleobase-phenanthridinium conjugates bis-uracil analogue stabilized significantly more effective poly-dA-poly-dT and poly-AH(+)-poly-AH(+) than adenine analogue and reference compound . For the alternating poly-dAdT-poly-dAdT however, the binding preference is lost, pointing to the importance of specific interactions of uracils of with homopolynucleotides containing consecutive adenines.

MeSH terms

  • Adenine / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phenanthridines / chemistry*
  • Poly A / chemistry
  • Poly dA-dT / chemistry
  • Polydeoxyribonucleotides / chemistry*
  • Uracil / analogs & derivatives*
  • Uracil / chemistry*
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Phenanthridines
  • Polydeoxyribonucleotides
  • phenanthridinium
  • Water
  • Poly A
  • poly(dA)
  • Poly dA-dT
  • Uracil
  • Adenine