Photochemical cleavage of single- and double-stranded oligonucleotides by 3-(p-tolylamino)-1,5-azulenequinone

Fu Yuan Tsai, Shwu Bin Lin, Shwu Chen Tsay, Wei Chen Lin, Chia Lin Hsieh, Shih Hsien Chuang, Lou Sing Kan*, Jih Ru Hwu

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5733-5735
Number of pages3
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume42
Issue number33
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 08 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Azulenequinone
  • DNA cleavage
  • Deoxyguanosine
  • Photochemistry
  • Site-specificity

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