IMIDAZOLE-ZINC CATALYSTS FOR RNA HYDROLYSIS

被引:59
作者
CHU, FY [1 ]
SMITH, J [1 ]
LYNCH, VM [1 ]
ANSLYN, EV [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS,DEPT CHEM & BIOCHEM,AUSTIN,TX 78712
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10.1021/ic00126a045
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O61 [无机化学];
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070301 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Zinc-imidazole complexes are reported to enhance the rate of hydrolysis of RNA to nearly the same extent as zinc-amine complexes and zinc alone. The imidazole containing ligands are easily synthesized. Ligand 1 binds zinc with an association constant of (9 +/- 1) x 10(4) M(-1), and possesses a metal bound water with a pK(a) of 7.4 +/- 0.1. These zinc complexes should prove quite useful in elucidating the mechanism of Zn-OH-promoted RNA hydrolysis.
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