title: Folding directed N-oxidation of oligopyridine-dicarboxamide strands and hybridization of oxidized oligomers.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Christel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dolain
authors.forename: Chuanlang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Léger
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Daniels
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Huc
mesh_terms: D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009757:Nylons / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009757:Nylons; D011725:Pyridines