THE STABILITY OF DUPLEX DNA CONTAINING 3,N-4-ETHENO-2'-DEOXYCYTIDINE (EPSILON-DC) - A UV MELTING AND HIGH-RESOLUTION H-1-NMR STUDY

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作者
GIBSON, NJ
PARKINSON, JA
BARLOW, T
WATSON, WP
BROWN, T
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[1] UNIV EDINBURGH,DEPT CHEM,EDINBURGH EH9 3JJ,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND
[2] SHELL RES LTD,SITTINGBOURNE RES CTR,SITTINGBOURNE ME9 8AG,KENT,ENGLAND
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10.1039/c39940002241
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
摘要
The mutagenic lesion 3,N-4-etheno-2'-deoxycytidine (epsilon dC) greatly destabilises DNA when paired with each of the natural bases although the solution structure of a duplex containing a epsilon C : A pair shows that the lesion does not greatly disrupt base pairing in the duplex.
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页码:2241 / 2242
页数:2
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