Radiolytic reduction characteristics of artificial oligodeoxynucleotides possessing 2-oxoalkyl group or disulfide
Kazuhito Tanabe1, Takeo Ito, Sei-Ichi Nishimoto
1Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura Campus, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.
Abstract:
A number of advances have been made in the development of modified oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs), and chemical or physical properties of which are controlled by external stimuli. These intelligent ODNs are promising for the next generation of gene diagnostics and therapy. This paper focuses on the molecular design of artificial ODNs that are activated by X-irradiation and their applications to regulation of hybridization properties, conformation change, radiation-activated DNAzyme, and decoy molecules.
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