Light-Induced Formation of Thymine-Containing Mercury(II)-Mediated Base Pairs.

ABSTRACT: By applying caged thymidine residues, DNA duplexes were created in which Hg^II -mediated base pair formation can be triggered by irradiation with light. When a bidentate ligand was used as the complementary nucleobase, an unprecedented stepwise formation of different metal-mediated base pairs was achieved.

SUBMITTER: Naskar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6972992 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature