NON-EMPIRICAL MOLECULAR-ORBITAL STUDY ON THE RELATIVE STABILITIES OF ADENINE AND GUANINE TAUTOMERS

被引:59
作者
MEZEY, PG [1 ]
LADIK, JJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ERLANGEN NURNBERG,NATL FDN CANC RES LAB,D-8520 ERLANGEN,FED REP GER
来源
THEORETICA CHIMICA ACTA | 1979年 / 52卷 / 02期
关键词
Adenine tautomers; relative stabilities of ∼; Guanine tautomers;
D O I
10.1007/BF00634788
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The relative stabilities of a series of adenine and guanine tautomers have been calculated using an ab initio Hartree-Fock-Roothaan SCF MO method. The calculated relative stabilities agree in general with the results of earlier semiempirical studies. According to the present study, tautomeric forms with regular Kekulé structure for the six-membered purine ring are the most stable. The amine-imine tautomerization of purine bases is not likely to be responsible for spontaneous mutations in DNA. © 1979 Springer-Verlag.
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页码:129 / 145
页数:17
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