Electron transport through 5-substituted pyrimidines in DNA: electron affinities of uracil and cytosine derivatives differently affect the apparent efficiencies.
We investigated excess electron transport (EET) in DNA containing cytosine derivatives. By arranging the derivatives according to their electron affinities, the apparent EET efficiency was successfully regulated. Unexpectedly, however, providing gradients of electron affinity by inserting 5-fluorocytosine did not always enhance EET.
Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan. takeoit@scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
Takeo
T
Ito
Ryohsuke
R
Kurihara
Nihiro
N
Utsumi
Yuta
Y
Hamaguchi
Kazuhito
K
Tanabe
Sei-ichi
S
Nishimoto
D003596:Cytosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry*; D004247:DNA / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D004579:Electron Transport; D004583:Electrons; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000737:chemistry*; D014498:Uracil / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry*
D011743:Pyrimidines; D014498:Uracil; D003596:Cytosine; D004247:DNA