Figure 4.
(a) Time-dependent product band appearance following treatment of radiolabeled RNA and DNA substrates with aquated cisplatin and analysis by dPAGE. Product bands are labeled BBD-XL, rHP-P1, and dHP-P1 for BBD, RNA HP (rHP), and DNA HP (dHP), respectively. (b) Comparison of the reaction rates of aquated cisplatin with BBD (open circles), RNA HP (filled circles), and DNA HP (triangles). Data are fit to a pseudo-first-order rate expression as described in Materials and Methods. Conditions in (a): 0.1 μM oligonucleotide, 50 μM aquated cisplatin, 100 mM NaNO3, 1 mM Mg(NO3)2, and 5 mM TEA (pH 7.8) at 37 °C.