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Facilitation of the conversion from B to Z conformation in poly(dG-dC) modified by anti-benzo(a)pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol-9,10-epoxide. 1985

P O Lycksell, and A Gräslund, and A Ehrenberg, and B Jernström, and B Nordén

The transition from B to Z conformation has been studied in poly(dG-dC) covalently modified with racemic anti- or syn-benzo(a)pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol-9,10-epoxide (BPDE), a strong and a weak carcinogen, respectively. Circular dichroism was used to study the kinetics of the transition after a sudden increase of the ionic strength to 2.7 M NaCl. The results show that the rate of the B to Z transition of poly(dG-dC) in high NaCl concentration is considerably enhanced by bound anti-BPDE and diminished by bound syn-BPDE. The results may be interpreted such that at the binding site of anti-BPDE the base stacking is distorted and made looser, which facilitates the B to Z transition. The partly intercalative nature of the syn-BPDE complexes apparently is effective in reducing the rate of the transition. These properties of the two BPDEs may be relevant to explain their different carcinogenic potencies.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D009690 Nucleic Acid Conformation The spatial arrangement of the atoms of a nucleic acid or polynucleotide that results in its characteristic 3-dimensional shape. DNA Conformation,RNA Conformation,Conformation, DNA,Conformation, Nucleic Acid,Conformation, RNA,Conformations, DNA,Conformations, Nucleic Acid,Conformations, RNA,DNA Conformations,Nucleic Acid Conformations,RNA Conformations
D011089 Polydeoxyribonucleotides A group of 13 or more deoxyribonucleotides in which the phosphate residues of each deoxyribonucleotide act as bridges in forming diester linkages between the deoxyribose moieties. Polydeoxyribonucleotide
D002942 Circular Dichroism A change from planar to elliptic polarization when an initially plane-polarized light wave traverses an optically active medium. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Circular Dichroism, Vibrational,Dichroism, Circular,Vibrational Circular Dichroism
D001580 Benzopyrenes A class of chemicals that contain an anthracene ring with a naphthalene ring attached to it. Benzpyrene
D001665 Binding Sites The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule. Combining Site,Binding Site,Combining Sites,Site, Binding,Site, Combining,Sites, Binding,Sites, Combining
D013237 Stereoisomerism The phenomenon whereby compounds whose molecules have the same number and kind of atoms and the same atomic arrangement, but differ in their spatial relationships. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed) Molecular Stereochemistry,Stereoisomers,Stereochemistry, Molecular,Stereoisomer
D015123 7,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxide 7,8,8a,9a-Tetrahydrobenzo(10,11)chryseno (3,4-b)oxirene-7,8-diol. A benzopyrene derivative with carcinogenic and mutagenic activity. 7,8-Dihydroxy-9,10-Epoxy-7,8,9,10-Tetrahydrobenzo(a)pyrene,Benzo(a)pyrene 7,8-Dihydrodiol 9,10-Epoxide,7,8-BaP-9,10-Diol Epoxide,Anti-BaPDE,BPDE,Benzo(a)pyrene-7,8-diol 9,10-Epoxide,Anti BaPDE

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