title: Synthesis of metal ion-mediated double helical structures of modified oligonucleotides.
abstract: Double helical structures consisting of two DNA strands connected by metal ion-mediated base pairs were prepared. By controlling DNA sequences, metal ions can be introduced into the double helical structures at desired sites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-ohsawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397 Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minowa
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishiuchi
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ono
mesh_terms: D020029:Base Pairing; D003596:Cytosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D009691:Nucleic Acid Denaturation; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D008670:Metals; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D003596:Cytosine; D004247:DNA