Issue 88, 2020

DNA-specific selectivity in pairing of model nucleobases in the solid state

Abstract

Nucleobases methylated at the glycosidic nitrogen atom achieve DNA-specific self-assembly upon heating in the solid state. We report formation and characterisation of the elusive cocrystal of methylated guanine and methylated cytosine, exhibiting Watson–Crick-type hydrogen bonding, and the crystal structure of 9-methylguanine.

Graphical abstract: DNA-specific selectivity in pairing of model nucleobases in the solid state

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 May 2020
Accepted
02 Sep 2020
First published
09 Sep 2020

Chem. Commun., 2020,56, 13524-13527

DNA-specific selectivity in pairing of model nucleobases in the solid state

T. Stolar, S. Lukin, M. Etter, M. Rajić Linarić, K. Užarević, E. Meštrović and I. Halasz, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 13524 DOI: 10.1039/D0CC03491F

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