Crystal structure of a complex of acridine, cytosine and water (1:1:1).
X-ray structural analysis of a crystalline complex between acridine C(13)H(9)N, cytosine C(4)H(5)N(3)O, and water (1:1:1) has been completed. The cytosine and water molecules form a sheet-like structure through a series of hydrogen bonds. The acridine molecules are bound to this layer through a hydrogen bridge from the water to the ring nitrogen. The acridine molecules stack in a parallel fashion normal to the cytosine-water sheets, with an average interplanar spacing of 3.5 angstroms.
D000166:Acridines; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D003596:Cytosine; D004247:DNA; D004735:Energy Transfer; D006859:Hydrogen; D008961:Models, Structural; D009153:Mutagens; D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D000166:Acridines; D009153:Mutagens; D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water; D006859:Hydrogen; D003596:Cytosine; D004247:DNA