Modeling intercalated PAH metabolites: Explanation for the stereochemical and shape selectivity of B-DNA for bay-region carcinogens
- Univ. of the West Indies, Kingston (Jamaica)
The equilibrium structures of 22 intercalation complexes of different metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) with the dG{sub 2}{lg_bullet}dC{sub 2} dinucleotide are obtained by AMBER and FLEX molecular modeling. The triol carbocations of highly potent carcinogens are stereochemically compatible with the dinucleotide and B-DNA. Their intercalation complexes are found (1) to be stabilized by two hydrogen bonds between DH groups of the triol cation and the N(3) atoms of the adjacent guanine residues, (2) to be {open_quotes}preorganized{close_quotes} for covalent bonding to the N(2) amino group of quanine, (3) to display only minor conformational changes with respect to the uncomplexed dinucleotide in B-DNA. A new explanation for the stereochemical and shape selectivity in the initiation of cancer by PAHa is presented. The molecular mechanics study is sugmented by HF/6-31G{sup I} calculations on the conformations of phenanthrene triol carbocation.
- OSTI ID:
- 447575
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960343-; TRN: 97:005471
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2. international congress on theoretical chemical physics, New Orleans, LA (United States), 9-13 Mar 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Second international congress on theoretical chemical physics - ICTCP II; PB: 90 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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