Abstract
2-Hydroperoxytetrahydrofuran (THF-OOH) can be employed to sequence cytosine (C) and to probe for non-canonical DNA structures involving C. Using 32P-labeled oligomers and a DNA restriction fragment, it is demonstrated that THF-OOH has a strong preference for Cs in single-stranded (s-s) DNA regions, and in bulges, loops and mismatches. The reactivity of C is diminished below pH 6.0, but is not affected by substitution of 5-methylcytosine. To demonstrate the utility of the reagent, it is directly compared to methoxylamine and chloroacetaldehyde, two other reagents commonly used to chemically probe C residues in non-Watson-Crick DNA structures.
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