UV irradiation of nucleic acids: formation, purification and solution conformational analysis of the '6-4 lesion' of dTpdT.

AUTOR(ES)

Rycyna, R E

RESUMO

Irradiation of dTpdT with 300 kJ/m2 of 254 nm produces numerous photo-products, one of which labeled dT6pd4T[1] was purified by HPLC. dT6pd4T has a UV spectrum (H20, pH 7) with lambda max = 326 nm and lambda min = 265 nm, and a P-31 NMR resonance at -3.46 ppm (normal dTpdT occurs at -4.01 ppm; TMP, 30 degrees C). 2-D COSY NMR spectra facilitated proton resonance assignments and 2-D NOESY spectra aided analysis of spatial orientation. Carbon-13 and proton-coupled P-31 NMR spectra of dT6pd4T were also obtained. These analyses indicate: C5=C6 of dT6p- is saturated and the -pd4T base is more aromatic; the dT6p- base possesses a configuration of 5R, 6S; dT6p- and -pd4T have anti-type glycosidic conformations; furanose conformation of dT6p- is mainly C3'-endo and that of -pd4T exists in a C3'-endo in equilibrium C3'-exo; exocyclic bonds gamma (C5'-C4'), beta (05'-C5') and epsilon (C3'-03') are non-classical rotamers; dihedral angle about epsilon (C3'-03') is smaller relative to dTpdT.

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