title: Ribose conformations of 8-azapurine nucleosides in solution.
abstract: The ribose conformations of 8-azaadenosine, 8-azaguanosine, and 8-azainosine have been studied using proton magnetic resonance in ND3 solutions, in D2O solutions, and in pyridine solutions. The temperature was varied between -60 and +40 degrees C in ND3 and between +10 and +60 degrees C in D20 solutions. The analysis is based on the two state S in equilibrium N model of the ribose moiety proposed by Altona and Sundaralingam. In D2O, the 8-aza substitution destabilizes the gg rotamer and simultaneously diminishes the population of the S state of the ribose. It is deduced that the anti population of the base is greater in the 8-azapurine(beta)ribosides than in the common purine(beta)-ribosides.
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D001372:Aza Compounds; D006151:Guanosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D007288:Inosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D011684:Purine Nucleosides; D012996:Solutions
chemical_list: D001372:Aza Compounds; D011684:Purine Nucleosides; D012996:Solutions; D006151:Guanosine; D007288:Inosine; D000241:Adenosine