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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