title: Conformation and proton configuration of pyrimidine deoxynucleoside oxidation damage products in water.
abstract: Emerging data strongly suggest that the oxidation of DNA bases can contribute to genomic instability. Structural changes to DNA, induced by base oxidation, may reduce the fidelity of DNA replication and interfere with sequence-specific DNA-protein interactions. We have examined the structures of a series of pyrimidine deoxynucleoside oxidation damage products in aqueous solution. The modified nucleosides studied include the deoxynucleoside derivatives of 5-hydroxyuracil, 5-hydroxycytosine, 5-(hydroxymethyl)uracil, 5-(hydroxymethyl)cytosine, 5-formyluracil, and 5-formylcytosine. The influence of base oxidation on ionization constants, sugar conformation, and tautomeric configuration has been determined on the basis of UV, proton, and nitrogen NMR spectra of the (15)N-enriched derivatives. The potential biological consequences of the structural perturbations resulting from base oxidation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatrics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, California 91010, USA.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: La Francois
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cagin
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Goddard
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Sowers
mesh_terms: D018736:DNA Adducts / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011522:Protons; D011741:Pyrimidine Nucleosides / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D018736:DNA Adducts; D011522:Protons; D011741:Pyrimidine Nucleosides; D014867:Water