title: Unusual dimeric Zn(II)-cytosine complexes: new models of the interaction of Zn(II) with DNA and RNA.
abstract: Synthesis and crystal structure of two Zn(II) dimer complexes with 1-methylcytosine (1-MeC) are reported. In complex [Zn(2)Cl(4)(mu-1-MeC-O2,N3)(2)] (1), two 1-MeC ligands are bridging two ZnCl(2) moieties. In [Zn(2)(1-MeC-N3)(4)(mu-SO(4))(2)].2H(2)O (2), the sulfates act as bridging ligands and 1-MeC are linked via N3 to Zn(II) as terminal ligands. Both complexes represent the first examples of Zn(II)-pyrimidine dimers. The potential biological significance of 1 and 2 is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Tecnología Industrial, Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio, 28691 Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amo-Ochoa
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: Pablo J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Sanz Miguel
authors.forename: Félix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zamora
mesh_terms: D003596:Cytosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D019281:Dimerization; D008024:Ligands; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D012313:RNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C031532:1-methylcytosine; D012313:RNA; D003596:Cytosine; D004247:DNA; D015032:Zinc