Abstract
The mode of base-base stacking, the handedness and the sugar(dGpA)phosphate backbone conformation of deoxyguanosyl 3’-5’ deoxyadenosine and its diastereomeric ethyl phosphotriester analogs were studied by ‘H NMR, UV and CD spectroscopy. The results indicate the three dimers are left-handed, while the sugar phosphate backbone is comprised predominantly of C2.-endo, gg (C4.-C5.) and g’g’ (C5.-0) conformers. The two bases are extensively stacked and interact about 90° along the dyad axes. The extent of base overlap in dGpA is slightly greater than in either ethyl phosphotriester analog. The absolute configurations of the two ethyl phosphotriester diastereoisomers of dGp A can be assigned by one-dimensional and two-dimensional ‘H NMR nuclear Overhauser enhancement experiments.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 785-796 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1987 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Structural Biology
- Molecular Biology