title: Reduction of metal ions by boranephosphonate DNA.
abstract: Oligodeoxyribonucleotides bearing boranephosphonate linkages (bpDNA) were shown to reduce a number of metal ions and form nanoparticles through a novel reaction pathway that leads to phosphate diesters or phosphate triesters in water or alcohols respectively. The synthetic utility of this reaction was further demonstrated through the synthesis of oligodeoxyribonucleotides containing phosphate triester linkages. This new reactivity also makes bpDNA promising for use in construction of DNA templated metallic nanostructures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, 3415 Colorado Ave., JSC Biotech Bldg. 530, UCB 596, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
authors.forename: Subhadeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Olesiak
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Padar
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McCuen
authors.forename: Marvin H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Caruthers
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry; D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002412:Cations; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D018716:Molecular Mimicry; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D010755:Organophosphates / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010984:Platinum / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents; D013936:Thymidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D001896:Boron Compounds; D002412:Cations; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D010755:Organophosphates; D012997:Solvents; C107859:dithymidine boranomonophosphate; D014867:Water; D012834:Silver; D010984:Platinum; D006046:Gold; D004247:DNA; D013936:Thymidine