ISSN:
1573-4951
Keywords:
Rational drug design
;
DNA-minor-groove-binding molecules
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract We report the design of optimal linker geometries for the synthesis of stapledDNA-minor-groove-binding molecules. Netropsin, distamycin, and lexitropsinsbind side-by-side to mixed-sequence DNA and offer an opportunity for thedesign of sequence-reading molecules. Stapled molecules, with two moleculescovalently linked side-by-side, provide entropic gains and restrain theposition of one molecule relative to its neighbor. Using a free-atom simulatedannealing technique combined with a discrete mutable atom definition, optimallengths and atomic composition for covalent linkages are determined, and anovel hydrogen bond ‘zipper’ is proposed to phase two molecules accuratelyside-by-side.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1007985019866
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