title: A pyrimidine-like nickel(II) DNA base pair.
abstract: 4-(2'-Pyridyl)-pyrimidinone deoxyriboside is synthesized and characterized as a DNA metallo base-pair; this novel nucleoside forms a self-pair in the presence of Ni(II) and stabilizes double helical DNA to the same extent as a G.C pair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA. switzer@citrus.ucr.edu
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Switzer
authors.forename: Dongwon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D020029:Base Pairing; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011743:Pyrimidines; D009532:Nickel; D004247:DNA