Hydrogen-bond self-assembly of DNA-analogues into hexameric rosettes

Felaniaina Rakotondradany; Alison Palmer; Violeta Toader; Bingzhi Chen; M A Whitehead; Hanadi F Sleiman

doi:10.1039/b511984g

Hydrogen-bond self-assembly of DNA-analogues into hexameric rosettes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2005 Nov 21;(43):5441-3. doi: 10.1039/b511984g. Epub 2005 Oct 4.

Authors

Felaniaina Rakotondradany¹, Alison Palmer, Violeta Toader, Bingzhi Chen, M A Whitehead, Hanadi F Sleiman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6, Canada.

PMID: 16261240
DOI: 10.1039/b511984g

Abstract

The self-assembly of a DNA-analogue hexameric rosette from triaminopyrimidine and cyanuric acid-based nucleosides, and its subsequent aggregation into rod-like morphologies is reported.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

DNA / chemistry*
Hydrogen Bonding
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
Models, Molecular
Molecular Conformation

Substances

DNA