title: Enzymatic synthesis of multi spin-labeled DNA.
abstract: Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy was applied extensively in studies of nucleic acid structures and dynamics. Two modified 2'-deoxyuridine triphosphates were synthesized bearing a spin label linked to the base by a rigid linker to ensure a tight coupling of spin label dynamics. The incorporation of both spin-labeled nucleotides could be shown in primer extension reactions in presence of DNA polymerases from eukaryotic, prokaryotic, and archaic origin. In further experiments we were able to introduce multiple spin labels during primer extension reactions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany. samra.obeid@uni-konstanz.de
authors.forename: Samra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Obeid
authors.forename: Maxim
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yulikov
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jeschke
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marx
mesh_terms: D003497:Cyclic N-Oxides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000378:metabolism; D003856:Deoxyuracil Nucleotides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D004798:Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D013113:Spin Labels
chemical_list: D003497:Cyclic N-Oxides; D003856:Deoxyuracil Nucleotides; D004798:Enzymes; D013113:Spin Labels; D004247:DNA; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase