Metal-mediated deamination of cytosine: Experiment and DFT calculations

  • Judit E. Šponer
  • , Pablo J. Sanz Miguel
  • , Luis Rodríguez-Santiago
  • , Andrea Erxleben
  • , Michael Krumm
  • , Mariona Sodupe
  • , Jirí Šponer
  • , Bernhard Lippert

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Abstract

A mechanism goes platinum: Hydrolytic deamination of cytosine is a major mutagenic event in DNA. Studies with a model system and DFT calculcations demonstrate that deamination is facilitated by coordination of the Pt II center to the N3 atom (see scheme; C = cytosine, U = uracil).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5396-5399
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume43
Issue number40
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Oct 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cytosine
  • Deamination
  • Density functional calculations
  • Nucleobases
  • Platinum

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