Electrostatic investigation of metal cation binding to DNA bases and base pairs

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作者
Gadre, SR [1 ]
Pundlik, SS
Limaye, AC
Rendell, AP
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[1] Univ Pune, Dept Chem, Pune 411007, Maharashtra, India
[2] Australian Natl Univ, Supercomp Facil, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
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10.1039/a708372f
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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Various binding sites in DNA bases and base pairs as predicted by rigorous analysis of the molecular electrostatic potential (MESP) are explored for coordination with Li+ and Ca2+ cations; the electrostatics is generally seen to provide an explanation for the observed trends in binding upon subjecting the anticipated structures to optimization at a high level ab initio theory.
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