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Effects of Sugar Functional Groups, Hydrophobicity, and Fluorination on Carbohydrate–DNA Stacking Interactions in Water

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dc.creator Lucas, Ricardo
dc.creator Peñalver, Pablo
dc.creator Gómez-Pinto, Irene
dc.creator Vengut-Climent, Empar
dc.creator Mtashobya, Lewis
dc.creator Cousin, Jonathan
dc.creator Maldonado, Olivia S
dc.creator Perez, Violaine
dc.creator Reynes, Virginie
dc.creator Aviñó, Anna
dc.creator Eritja, Ramón
dc.creator González, Carlos
dc.creator Linclau, Bruno
dc.creator Morales, Juan C.
dc.date 2017-03-09T09:37:12Z
dc.date 2017-03-09T09:37:12Z
dc.date 2014
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T12:08:00Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T12:08:00Z
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4494
dc.identifier 10.1021/jo402700y
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4494
dc.description Carbohydrate−aromatic interactions are highly relevant for many biological processes. Nevertheless, experimental data in aqueous solution relating structure and energetics for sugar−arene stacking interactions are very scarce. Here, we evaluate how structural variations in a monosaccharide including carboxyl, N-acetyl, fluorine, and methyl groups affect stacking interactions with aromatic DNA bases. We find small differences on stacking interaction among the natural carbohydrates examined. The presence of fluorine atoms within the pyranose ring slightly increases the interaction with the C−G DNA base pair. Carbohydrate hydrophobicity is the most determinant factor. However, gradual increase in hydrophobicity of the carbohydrate does not translate directly into a steady growth in stacking interaction. The energetics correlates better with the amount of apolar surface buried upon sugar stacking on top of the aromatic DNA base pair.
dc.description Financial support by Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Grants CTQ2007-68014-C02-02, CTQ2009-13705, CTQ2010-20541-C03-01, CTQ2012-35360), Generalitat de Catalunya (2009/SGR/208), and Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CIBER-BNN, CB06_01_0019) is gratefully acknowledged. E.V.C. thanks Ministerio de Educación for a FPU fellowship
dc.language en
dc.publisher American Chemical Society
dc.title Effects of Sugar Functional Groups, Hydrophobicity, and Fluorination on Carbohydrate–DNA Stacking Interactions in Water
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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