title: Bis(6-carboxypurine)-Cu2+: a possibly primitive metal-mediated nucleobase pair.
abstract: A metal-mediated self-pair is described that emulates Watson-Crick base pair properties in a DNA double helix.
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of California , Riverside, California 92521, United States.
authors: Eun-Kyong
authors: EK
authors: Kim
authors: Christopher
authors: C
authors: Switzer
mesh_terms: D020029:Base Pairing; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D011687:Purines / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D011687:Purines; D003300:Copper; D004247:DNA