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On the role of mercury in the non-covalent stabilisation of consecutive U-HgII-U metal-mediated nucleic acid base pairs: metallophilic attraction enters the world of nucleic acids

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    SYSNO ASEP0358657
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleOn the role of mercury in the non-covalent stabilisation of consecutive U-HgII-U metal-mediated nucleic acid base pairs: metallophilic attraction enters the world of nucleic acids
    Author(s) Benda, Ladislav (UOCHB-X) RID
    Straka, Michal (UOCHB-X) RID, ORCID
    Yoshiyuki, T. (JP)
    Sychrovský, Vladimír (UOCHB-X) RID, ORCID
    Number of authors4
    Source TitlePhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics. - : Royal Society of Chemistry - ISSN 1463-9076
    Roč. 13, č. 1 (2011), s. 100-103
    Number of pages4 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryGB - United Kingdom
    Keywordsmetallophilic attraction ; nucleic acid ; mercury
    Subject RIVCF - Physical ; Theoretical Chemistry
    R&D ProjectsGA203/09/2037 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    GAP205/10/0228 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    CEZAV0Z40550506 - UOCHB-X (2005-2011)
    UT WOS000285099800009
    DOI10.1039/c0cp01534b
    AnnotationThe metal atoms with a closed-shell electronic structure and positive charge as for example the AuI, PtII, AgI, TlI or HgII atoms do not in some compounds repel each other due to the so-called metalophillic attraction (P. Pyykkö, Chemical Reviews 1997, 97, 597-636). Here we highlight role of the HgII…HgII metalophillic attraction acting between the consecutive metal-mediated mismatched base pairs of nucleic acids. Usually, the base stacking dominates the non-covalent interactions between steps of native nucleic acids. In the presence of metal-mediated base pairs are these non-covalent interactions enriched by the metal-base interactions and the metalophillic attraction. The two interactions arising due to the metal linkage of the mismatches in this study were found to have a stabilizing effect on nucleic acid structure.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Contactasep@uochb.cas.cz ; Kateřina Šperková, Tel.: 232 002 584 ; Jana Procházková, Tel.: 220 183 418
    Year of Publishing2012
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