T. Chatake, A. Ono, Y. Ueno
Nov 1, 1999
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Nucleic acids symposium series
Abstract
In order to investigate mutation mechanism with oxyamine, two DNA dodecamers containing 2'-deoxy-N6-methoxyadenosine have been synthesized and their crystal structures have been determined. The dodecamers are associated in B form duplexes. The methoxy groups attached to the adenine bases do not affect the DNA conformation significantly. Electron densities clearly show that N6-methoxyadenine moiety forms Watson-Crick type pairing with both, thymine and cytosine bases. Such two faces in pairing are the origin of pyrimidine transition mutation.