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Photo-Induced Cross-Linking of Unmodified Proteins PICUP Applied to Amyloidogenic Peptides
Published on: January 12, 2009
Alkyne-Alkyne Photo-cross-linking on the Flipping-out Field
Kazumitsu Onizuka1,2, Kei Ishida1,2, Eriko Mano1
1Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials , Tohoku University , 2-1-1 Katahira , Aoba-ku, Sendai , Miyagi 980-8577 , Japan.
Abstract:
The base flip-inducing nucleic acids are expected to create a specific field for various chemical reactions. We now report a novel type of base-flip-inducing oligodeoxynucleotide and photo-cross-linking reaction. Two 3-arylethynyl-5-methyl-2-pyridone nucleosides, Ph and An, were synthesized, and their properties were investigated. The alkyne-alkyne photo-cross-linking rapidly proceeded by taking advantage of the base-flipping-out field where two alkynes overlap each other. This photo-cross-linking would be a new candidate to form cross-linked DNAs.
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