REACTION OF MERCURY (II) WITH NUCLEOSIDES
REACTION OF MERCURY (II) WITH NUCLEOSIDES
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DOI:
10.1021/ja00907a025
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发表时间:
1963-01-01
影响因子:
15
通讯作者:
CLARK, P
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作者:
EICHHORN, GL;CLARK, P
The attachment of mercury to the nucleosides has been elucidated by a variety of techniques. Titration studies reveal that binding occurs at the NiO» grouping of uridine and guanosine. Experiments in which the amino group is masked by reaction with formaldehyde show that mercury is bound to the amino group in adeno-sine and cytidine. These results are confirmed by spectrophotometric observations. Support for the mercury-DNA structure proposed by Katz is obtained from titration data with mercury-DNA solutions.The importance of an understanding of the interaction of metal ions with the nucleic acids becomes evident when it is realized that metals of various kinds, under various conditions, can stabilize the secondary and tertiary macromolecular structures, 1 or labilize these structures, 2 or even bring about the decomposition of the primary structure. 3 4