Infrared CD of deoxy oligonucleotides. Conformational studies of 5'd(GCGC)3', 5'd(CGCG)3', 5'd(CCGG)3', and 5'd(GGCC)3' in low and high salt aqueous solution

S. S. Birke, M. Moses, B. Kagalovsky, D. Jano, M. Gulotta, M. Diem

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Abstract

Infrared (vibrational) circular dichroism (VCD) spectra have been obtained for the self-complementary tetranucleotides, 5'd(CGCG)3', 5'd(GCGC)3', 5'd(CCGG)3', and 5'd(GGCC)3'. In buffered aqueous solution at low salt concentration, these tetramers exhibit spectra associated with right-handed polymers, although the spectra differ significantly for the four species. In high salt solution, a B-->Z transition occurs in 5'd(CGCG)3', while the other tetranucleotides appear only slightly altered. Temperature dependent studies of these oligonucleotides reveal a greater amount of thermal stability for the tetramers in low salt than for the high salt solutions. VCD intensities computed via the exciton formalism are compared with observed results.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1262-1271
Number of pages10
JournalBiophysical Journal
Volume65
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biophysics

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