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Camiruaga A, Usabiaga I, Pinillos P, Basterretxea FJ, Fernández JA, Martínez R. Aggregation of nucleobases and metabolites: Adenine-theobromine trimers. J Chem Phys 2023; 158:064304. [PMID: 36792500 DOI: 10.1063/5.0137717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The selection of cytosine, guanine, thymine, and adenine as components of the information biopolymers was a complex process influenced by several factors. Among them, the intermolecular interactions may have played a determinant role. Thus, a deep understanding of the intermolecular interactions between nucleobases and other prebiotic molecules may help understand the first instants of chemical evolution. Following this hypothesis, we present here a combined spectroscopic and computational study of theobromine2-adenine and thebromine-adenine2 trimers. While adenine is a nucleobase, theobromine was probably part of the prebiotic chemistry. The trimers were formed in jets and probed by a combination of UV and IR spectroscopic techniques. The spectra were interpreted in light of the predictions obtained using density-functional methods. The results suggest the existence of a subtle balance between formation of hydrogen bonds and π-π interactions. Thus, while theobromine2-adenine tends to form complex in stacked structures, theobromine-adenine2 prefers formation of planar structures, maximizing the interaction by hydrogen bonds. The small energy difference between planar and stacked structures highlights the importance of accurately modeling the dispersion forces in the functionals to produce reliable predictions.
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- Ander Camiruaga
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), B Sarriena S/N, Leioa 48940, Spain
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), B Sarriena S/N, Leioa 48940, Spain
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), B Sarriena S/N, Leioa 48940, Spain
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), B Sarriena S/N, Leioa 48940, Spain
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), B Sarriena S/N, Leioa 48940, Spain
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, Univ. of La Rioja, Madre de Dios 53, 26006 Logroño, Spain
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Klein J, Fleurat-Lessard P, Pilmé J. The Topological Analysis of the ELF x Localization Function: Quantitative Prediction of Hydrogen Bonds in the Guanine-Cytosine Pair. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26113336. [PMID: 34206097 PMCID: PMC8199511 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26113336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In this contribution, we recall and test a new methodology designed to identify the favorable reaction pathway between two reactants. Applied to the formation of the DNA guanine (G) –cytosine (C) pair, we successfully predict the best orientation between the base pairs held together by hydrogen bonds and leading to the formation of the typical Watson Crick structure of the GC pair. Beyond the global minimum, some local stationary points of the targeted pair are also clearly identified.
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- Johanna Klein
- Sorbonne Université, Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, UMR 7616 CNRS, CC 137, 4, Place Jussieu F, CEDEX 05, 75252 Paris, France;
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l’Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB), CNRS UMR 6302, 9 Avenue Alain Savary, BP 47870, CEDEX, 21078 Dijon, France;
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- Sorbonne Université, Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, UMR 7616 CNRS, CC 137, 4, Place Jussieu F, CEDEX 05, 75252 Paris, France;
- Correspondence:
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Ding Y, Wang X, Xie L, Yao X, Xu W. Two-dimensional self-assembled nanostructures of nucleobases and their related derivatives on Au(111). Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:9259-9269. [PMID: 30027963 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc03585g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The construction of two-dimensional (2D) self-assembled nanostructures has been one of the considerably interesting areas of on-surface chemistry in the past few decades, and has benefited from the rapid development and improvement of scanning probe microscopy techniques. In this research field, many attempts have been made in the controllable fabrication of well-ordered and multifunctional surface nanostructures, which attracted interest because of the prospect for artificial design of functional molecular nanodevices. DNA and RNA are considered to be programmable self-assembly systems and it is possible to use their base sequences to encode instructions for assembly in a predetermined fashion at the nanometer scale. As important constituents of nucleic acids, nucleobases, with intrinsic functional groups for hydrogen bonding, coordination bonding, and electrostatic interactions, can be employed as a potential system for the versatile construction of various biomolecular nanostructures, which may be used to structure the self-assembly of DNA-based artificial molecular constructions and play an important role in novel biosensors based on surface functionalization. In this article, we will review the recent progress of on-surface self-assembly of nucleobases and their derivatives together with different reactants (e.g., metals, halogens, salts and water), and as a result, various 2D surface nanostructures are summarized.
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- Yuanqi Ding
- Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center, Tongji-Aarhus Joint Research Center for Nanostructures and Functional Nanomaterials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, P. R. China.
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Valadbeigi Y. Effect of alkali metal cations interactions on the intramolecular proton transfers in [cytosine-X]+ adduct ions, X = H, Li, Na, K. MAIN GROUP CHEMISTRY 2018. [DOI: 10.3233/mgc-180257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Younes Valadbeigi
- Department of Chemistry, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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A theoretical investigation of water–solute interactions: from facial parallel to guest–host structures. Theor Chem Acc 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-017-2074-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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González J, Usabiaga I, Arnaiz PF, León I, Martínez R, Millán J, Fernández JA. Competition between stacked and hydrogen bonded structures of cytosine aggregates. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:8826-8834. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp08476a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The four bases of DNA constitute what is known as the “alphabet of life”.
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- Jorge González
- Department of Physical Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
- Leioa
- Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
- Leioa
- Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
- Leioa
- Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
- Leioa
- Spain
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- University of La Rioja
- Logroño
- Spain
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- University of La Rioja
- Logroño
- Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
- Leioa
- Spain
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Trouillas P, Sancho-García JC, De Freitas V, Gierschner J, Otyepka M, Dangles O. Stabilizing and Modulating Color by Copigmentation: Insights from Theory and Experiment. Chem Rev 2016; 116:4937-82. [PMID: 26959943 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 299] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Natural anthocyanin pigments/dyes and phenolic copigments/co-dyes form noncovalent complexes, which stabilize and modulate (in particular blue, violet, and red) colors in flowers, berries, and food products derived from them (including wines, jams, purees, and syrups). This noncovalent association and their electronic and optical implications constitute the copigmentation phenomenon. Over the past decade, experimental and theoretical studies have enabled a molecular understanding of copigmentation. This review revisits this phenomenon to provide a comprehensive description of the nature of binding (the dispersion and electrostatic components of π-π stacking, the hydrophobic effect, and possible hydrogen-bonding between pigment and copigment) and of spectral modifications occurring in copigmentation complexes, in which charge transfer plays an important role. Particular attention is paid to applications of copigmentation in food chemistry.
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- Patrick Trouillas
- INSERM UMR 850, Univ. Limoges , Faculty of Pharmacy, 2 rue du Dr. Marcland, F-87025 Limoges, France.,Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc , tr. 17. listopadu 12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Departamento de Química Física, Universidad de Alicante , Apartado de Correos 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV - Research Unit, Faculty of Science, Porto University , Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies - IMDEA Nanoscience , C/Faraday 9, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc , tr. 17. listopadu 12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- University of Avignon, INRA, UMR408 SQPOV , F-84000 Avignon, France
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IR spectroscopy of nucleobases in the gas phase reflects simultaneous advances in both experimental and computational techniques. Important properties, such as excited state dynamics, depend in subtle ways on structure variations, which can be followed by their infrared signatures. Isomer specific spectroscopy is a particularly powerful tool for studying the effects of nucleobase tautomeric form and base pair hydrogen-bonding patterns.
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- Mattanjah S de Vries
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA,
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Valadbeigi Y, Soleiman-Beigi M, Sahraei R. Catalysis effect of micro-hydration on the intramolecular proton transfer in cytosine. Chem Phys Lett 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2015.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Zubatiuk T, Shishkin O, Gorb L, Hovorun D, Leszczynski J. Structural waters in the minor and major grooves of DNA--a major factor governing structural adjustments of the A-T mini-helix. J Phys Chem B 2014; 119:381-91. [PMID: 25495126 DOI: 10.1021/jp5075225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The role of microhydration in structural adjustments of the AT-tract in B-DNA was studied at the B97-D/def2-SV(P) level. The (dA:dT)5 complexes with 10 water molecules in minor and 15 water molecules in major grooves were studied. The obtained network of hydrogen bonds revealed the dependence between the groove width and the types of water patterns. In the minor groove, the following patterns were observed: interstrand one-water bridges similar to that of the Dickerson "water spine" and interstrand two-water bridges. The network of structural waters in the major groove is more diverse than that in the minor groove, which agrees with crystallographic data. As the major groove is wider, it is enriched by water molecules forming two- and three-water bridges. Results suggest the nucleobase-water interactions in both grooves prevent AT-tract twisting and its "collapse" along the minor groove. Whereby, a helix structure with narrow minor and wide major grooves is formed. The structural waters affect the polynucleotide conformation so that it becomes similar to poly(dA)·poly(dT) in fibers and acquires features of the A-tracts in DNA in solution. We suggest that formation of specific water patterns in both grooves is the factor responsible for stabilization of A-tracts with a narrowed minor groove, leading in turn to their strong intrinsic bending in DNA.
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- Tetiana Zubatiuk
- Division of Functional Materials Chemistry, SSI "Institute for Single Crystals" National Academy of Science of Ukraine , Kharkiv, 61001, Ukraine
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Gadre SR, Yeole SD, Sahu N. Quantum chemical investigations on molecular clusters. Chem Rev 2014; 114:12132-73. [PMID: 25341561 DOI: 10.1021/cr4006632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Shridhar R Gadre
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur , Kanpur 208 016, India
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Tautomerism, Hammett sigma, and QSAR. J Comput Aided Mol Des 2010; 24:613-6. [PMID: 20238145 DOI: 10.1007/s10822-010-9325-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2010] [Accepted: 03/05/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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A consideration of equilibrium model-based equations suggests that tautomeric equilibria do not markedly affect observed potency if the tautomer bound represents at least 50% of the compound in solution. Tautomeric equilibria can enhance or attenuate the correlation of potency with Hammett sigma. Additionally, tautomeric equilibria can lead to a correlation of potency with sigma even in the absence of a correlation of binding with sigma.
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