title: Selectivity in DNA interstrand-stacking.
abstract: The synthesis and spectroscopic investigation of DNA hybrids containing non-nucleosidic pyrene and phenanthrene building blocks is reported. It was found that interstrand-stacking of the polyaromatic compounds in the DNA duplex takes place with a high degree of selectivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Simon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Langenegger
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Häner
mesh_terms: D020029:Base Pairing; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D009691:Nucleic Acid Denaturation; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D011721:Pyrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D010616:Phenanthrenes; D011721:Pyrenes; C031181:phenanthrene; D004247:DNA; C030984:pyrene