Folding directed N-oxidation of oligopyridine-dicarboxamide strands and hybridization of oxidized oligomers.
Folding of oligopyridine-dicarboxamides into helices inhibits the N-oxidation of pyridine rings central in the sequence and also much enhances the N-oxidation of pyridine rings peripheral in the sequence. Oligomers N-oxidized at their terminal position show an increased ability to hybridize into double helices.
Dolain
Christel
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Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac Cedex, France.
Zhan
Chuanlang
C
Léger
Jean-Michel
JM
Daniels
Lee
L
Huc
Ivan
I
D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009757:Nylons / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*
D009757:Nylons; D011725:Pyridines