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THE INTERACTIONS. OF 4-NITROQUINOLINE-1-OXIDE WITH FOUR DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES

Journal Article · · Journal of Biochemistry
OSTI ID:983258

The interactions of 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide (NQO) with the four 5{prime}-deoxyribonucleotides were probed using absorption spectra of the charge transfer bands and {sup 1}H and {sup 13}C NMR spectra of nucleotide-NQO mixtures. Applying a Benesi-Hildebrand type equation to the spectral data yielded equilibrium constants (K(dpG:NQO) = 16 M{sup -1} K(dpA:NQO) = 12 M{sup -1}, K(dpT:NQO) = K(dpC:NQO) = 4 M{sup -1}) which suggest the preference of NQO for the guanine residue in a DNA. From {sup 13}C and {sup 1}H NMR data, a structure for the dpG:NQO complex is proposed.

Research Organization:
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
Chemical Sciences Division
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
983258
Report Number(s):
LBL-6759
Journal Information:
Journal of Biochemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Biochemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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