Gupta G, Sarma M H, Dhingra M M, Sarma R H, Rajagopalan M, Sasisekharan V
Institute of Biomolecular Stereodynamics, State University of New York, Albany 12222.
J Biomol Struct Dyn. 1983 Oct;1(2):395-416. doi: 10.1080/07391102.1983.10507450.
Poly(dA-dT).poly(dA-dT) can adopt the B- and D- forms in the fibrous state. Theoretical energy calculations and fiber diffraction analyses suggest that there can be three structural models of poly(dA-dT).poly(dA-dT) in each of these two forms viz right and left-handed Watson Crick models and left-handed Hoogsteen--a total of six possible models. Fiber data for the polymer in the B- or the D-form or energy calculations cannot distinguish any one model from the other. However, a comparison of observed proton chemical shifts with the theoretically computed ones and the NOE studies on exchangeable and nonexchangeable protons suggest that poly(dA-dT).poly(dA-dT) in low salt solution exists predominantly in the left-handed B-conformation.
聚(dA-dT)·聚(dA-dT)在纤维状态下可以呈现B型和D型。理论能量计算和纤维衍射分析表明,在这两种形式中,聚(dA-dT)·聚(dA-dT)各有三种结构模型,即右手和左手沃森-克里克模型以及左手霍格斯坦模型,总共六种可能的模型。B型或D型聚合物的纤维数据或能量计算无法区分任何一种模型。然而,将观察到的质子化学位移与理论计算值进行比较,以及对可交换和不可交换质子的核Overhauser效应(NOE)研究表明,低盐溶液中的聚(dA-dT)·聚(dA-dT)主要以左手B构象存在。