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Metal‐Ion‐Mediated Base Pairs in Nucleic Acids (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 24/2008)
Author(s) -
Müller Jens
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200890065
Subject(s) - chemistry , bioinorganic chemistry , nucleic acid , base pair , metal , metal ions in aqueous solution , ion , crystallography , nucleobase , base (topology) , dna , stereochemistry , combinatorial chemistry , biochemistry , organic chemistry , mathematical analysis , mathematics
The cover picture shows examples of nucleic acids functionalized site‐specifically with metal ions. This was achieved by incorporating artificial nucleosides with a high affinity towards metal ions, which leads to the formation of metal‐ion‐mediated base pairs. The scheme on the left is a representation of a B‐type double helix comprising both natural and artificial base pairs. Shown in the middle is a duplex containing a continuous stack of metal‐ion‐mediated base pairs, whereas the scheme on the right displays the possibility of using these artificial nucleosides for the formation of DNA‐based networks. The Microreview by Jens Müller on p. 3749 ff gives an introduction into this exciting new area of bioinorganic chemistry. We thank Dominik A. Megger for designing the cover picture.