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. 1984 Mar 12;12(5):2447–2460. doi: 10.1093/nar/12.5.2447

Tautomerism and conformation of the promutagenic analogue N6-methoxy-2',3',5'-tri-O-methyladenosine.

G I Birnbaum, B Kierdaszuk, D Shugar
PMCID: PMC318675  PMID: 6424098

Abstract

N6-Methoxy-2',3',5'-tri-O-methyladenosine crystallizes in space group P2(1)2(1)2(1) with cell dimensions a = 4.693, b = 11.412, c = 31.741 A. Least-squares refinement of diffractometer data converged at R = 0.038. The location of a hydrogen atom at N1 and the observed bond lengths and bond angles indicate unequivocally the imino tautomer of the adenine moiety. The N6-methoxy group is oriented syn to N1 and the glycosidic torsion angle XCN is -3.6 degrees, i.e. in the anti range. The furanose ring has a C2'-exo/C3'- endo pucker (P = 0.9 degrees) and is unusually flattened (tau m = 30.0 degrees). The conformations of the O-methyl groups of the ribose ring are compared with those of monomethylated nucleosides, including the biologically important 2'-O-methyl nucleosides. Evidence is presented for the existence of C-H ... N intermolecular hydrogen bonds between adenine moieties. Bearing in mind that N6-methoxyadenosine is a promutagenic analogue, the results are compared with those for the corresponding promutagenic N4-methoxycytidine. They are also discussed in relation to the tautomerism, the conformation of the N6-methoxy group, and the associated base-pairing abilities in the absence and presence of polymerases.

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