title: Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of a PNA-DNA complex.
abstract: Peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) are DNA mimics with a peptide backbone. PNAs are being intensely investigated owing to a potential as gene-targeted drugs. A PNA (H-GTAGATCACT-NH2)-DNA (5'-AGTGATCTAC-3') complex has been crystallized in a tetragonal space group P4(1)22 with cell dimensions a = b = 79.8, c = 99.9 angstrum. The crystals diffract to about 5 angstrum resolution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Universitetsparken 2, Copenhagen.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kastrup
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pilgaard
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Jørgensen
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D004247:DNA