Los carbohidratos altamente polares se apilan en duplexos de ADN a través de las interacciones CH/π

Ricardo Lucas1, Irene Gómez-Pinto, Anna Aviñó

  • 1Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, Americo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain.

Resumen

Los azúcares pueden interactuar con el ADN a través de un nuevo mecanismo de "tope de azúcar", formando pilas CH / π en pares de bases terminales. Este descubrimiento abre nuevas vías para el diseño de fármacos y la ciencia de los materiales.

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