Photochemical reaction dynamics studies of nucleic acids

An autocatalytic chromogenic and fluorogenic photochemical reaction controlled by nucleic acids.

The autocatalytic photochemical reaction, which is potentially controlled by any selected nucleic acid, is highly sequence specific and not inhibited by its products, was developed. This reaction generates colored and fluorescent products, which can be monitored by the naked eye.

Chromatographic Studies on Nucleic Acids

The nucleic acids are such universal constituents of biological systems and their function is probably so important that it is not surprising that much labour has been spent on the study of their composition. Until very recently there have been no methods of analysis which could be considered more than semiquantitative, and it now seems doubtful whether many published analyses are even approxim...

Monoadduct forming photochemical reagents for labeling nucleic acids for hybridization.

We describe the synthesis of three angelicin derivatives which can be used for labeling nucleic acids with biotin. These compounds were used to label nucleic acids in the presence of lysed cell constituents. The resulting labelled nucleic acids show hybridization to a genus specific probe for E. coli. The relative comparison of sensitivity indicates that a polyamine linker is better than a poly...

Structural and Biophysical Studies of Nucleic Acids

Ultrafast excited-state dynamics in nucleic acids.

The scope of this review is the nature and dynamics of the singlet excited electronic states created in nucleic acids and their constituents by UV light. Interest in the UV photochemistry of nucleic acids has long been the motivation for photophysical studies of the excited states, because these states are at the beginning of the complex chain of events that culminates in photodamage. UV-induce...