Abstract
Irradiation, with 350 nm UV light, of specially designed and synthesized single- and double-stranded oligodeoxyribonucleotides in the presence of 3-(p-tolylamino)-1,5-azulenequinone produced fragments resulting from the cleavage at the deoxyguanosine residue only. The cleaving efficiency was greater for a single strand than a double helix. The efficiency was increased for a less stable double helix, or while the deoxyguanosine residue therein was located at a bulge, at a hairpin loop, or towards the end of the helix.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5733-5735 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 33 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 13 08 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Azulenequinone
- DNA cleavage
- Deoxyguanosine
- Photochemistry
- Site-specificity