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Flexibility of 3',5' deoxyribonucleoside diphosphates.

N Pattabiraman1, R Langridge

  • 1Computer Graphics Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, University of California 94143.

Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics
|February 1, 1985
PubMed
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This study analyzes the flexible rotational angles in 3

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Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Structural Chemistry
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • Nucleic acid constituents exhibit complex conformational flexibility.
  • Understanding the dynamics of deoxyribonucleoside diphosphates is crucial for molecular biology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the flexible rotational angles in 3',5' deoxyribonucleoside diphosphates.
  • To determine the allowed conformational regions based on sugar puckering and base identity.

Main Methods:

  • Potential energy calculations were performed using non-bonded, electrostatic, and torsional functions.
  • Torsion angles were varied to generate isopotential energy surfaces.
  • Analysis utilized real-time color graphics for visualization.

Main Results:

  • Identified three flexible rotational angles (glycosyl, C4'-C5', C3'-O3') in 3',5' deoxyribonucleoside diphosphates.
  • Calculations for C3' exo and C3' endo puckerings revealed allowed conformational regions.
  • Demonstrated the dependence of flexibility on base identity and sugar puckering.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides insights into the conformational flexibility of 3',5' deoxyribonucleoside diphosphates.
  • Minimum energy pathways for interconversion between conformers can now be determined.
  • Findings contribute to a deeper understanding of nucleic acid structure and dynamics.

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