Recognition of CG inversions in DNA triple helices by methylated 3H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2(7H)-one nucleoside analogues

Rohan T. Ranasinghe, David A. Rusling, Vicki E. C. Powers, Keith R. Fox, Tom Brown

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Abstract

Substituted 3H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2(7H)-one nucleoside analogues have been synthesised from 5-alkynyl-uridine derivatives, incorporated into triplex forming oligonucleotides (TFOs) and found to selectively bind CG inversions with enhanced affinity compared to T.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2555-2557
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 May 2005

Keywords

  • Base Pairing
  • Cytosine/analysis
  • DNA/chemistry
  • Guanine/analysis
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Nucleic Acid Conformation
  • Nucleosides/chemical synthesis
  • Oligonucleotides/chemistry
  • Pyrimidinones/chemical synthesis
  • Thymine/analysis

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