Right- and left-handed helixes of poly[d(A-T)].poly[d(A-T)] investigated by infrared spectroscopy
| Autor: | Jean Liquier, S. Adam, Jean-A. Taboury, Eliane Taillandier |
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| Rok vydání: | 1986 |
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inorganic chemicals
chemistry.chemical_classification Left handed Spectrophotometry Infrared Analytical chemistry Infrared spectroscopy Biochemistry Spectral line Crystallography Structure-Activity Relationship Polydeoxyribonucleotides chemistry Poly dA-dT Polynucleotide Molecule Nickel ions Nucleic Acid Conformation Counterion Protein secondary structure |
| Zdroj: | Biochemistry. 25(11) |
| ISSN: | 0006-2960 |
| Popis: | The secondary structures of double-stranded poly[d(A-T)].poly[d(A-T)] in films have been studied by IR spectroscopy with three different counterions (Na+, Cs+, and Ni2+) and a wide variety of water content conditions (relative humidity between 100 and 47%). In addition to the A-, B-, C-, and D-form spectra, a new IR spectrum has been obtained in the presence of nickel ions. The IR spectra of Ni2+-poly[d(A-T)].poly[d(A-T)] films are analyzed by comparison with previously assigned IR spectra of left-handed poly[d(G-C)].poly[d(G-C)] and poly[d(A-C)].poly[d(G-T)], and it is possible to conclude that they reflect a Z-type structure for poly[d(A-T)].poly[d(A-T)]. The Z conformation has been favored by the high polynucleotide concentration, by the low water content of the films, and by specific interactions of the transition metal ions with the purine bases stabilized in a syn conformation. A structuration of the water hydration molecules around the double-stranded Ni2+-poly[d(A-T)].poly[d(A-T)] is shown by the presence of a strong sharp water band at 1615 cm-1. |
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