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. 1976 Jan;3(1):191–203. doi: 10.1093/nar/3.1.191

Conformational changes of nucleic acids and poly (d(A-T)-d(A-T)) caused by photoaddition of furocoumarins.

L Kittler, C Zimmer
PMCID: PMC342887  PMID: 1250697

Abstract

DNA's of various AT content, poly[d(A-T)-d(A-T)], and double-stranded RNA were irradiated with UV light at 365 nm in the presence of linear (xanthotoxin) or angular (angelicin) furocoumarins. The covalent photobinding is strongly dependent on the spatial arrangement of furocoumarin molecules at the polymer conformation. CD measurements demonstrate that the bifunctional photochemical binding of xanthotoxin with double-stranded DNA's and poly[d(A-T)-d(A-T)] is accompanied by conformational changes which involve probably decreasing helical twisting of the double helix. This effect is greatly enhanced with increasing AT content. The formation of A-like structures is very unlikely since the B leads to A transition induced by ethanol addition was found to be strongly suppressed in xanthotoxin photoreacted DNA. The B-type helix appears to be the most sensitive conformation with minor restriction to produce photochemically induced cross-links.

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