Expanding the Genetic Alphabet: Pyrazine Nucleosides That Support a DonorDonorAcceptor Hydrogen-Bonding Pattern

2004 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 1299-1324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrike von Krosigk ◽  
Steven A. Benner
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding Pattern ◽  
Donor Acceptor ◽  
Genetic Alphabet

Crystal structures of deprotonated nucleobases from an expanded DNA alphabet

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (12) ◽  
pp. 952-959 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariko F. Matsuura ◽  
Hyo-Joong Kim ◽  
Daisuke Takahashi ◽  
Khalil A. Abboud ◽  
Steven A. Benner
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Information System ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Synthetic Biology ◽  
Genetic Information ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding Pattern ◽  
Artificial Dna ◽  
Donor Acceptor ◽  
Crystallization Conditions ◽  
New Form

Reported here is the crystal structure of a heterocycle that implements a donor–donor–acceptor hydrogen-bonding pattern, as found in theZcomponent [6-amino-5-nitropyridin-2(1H)-one] of an artificially expanded genetic information system (AEGIS). AEGIS is a new form of DNA from synthetic biology that has six replicable nucleotides, rather than the four found in natural DNA. Remarkably,Zcrystallizes from water as a 1:1 complex of its neutral and deprotonated forms, and forms a `skinny' pyrimidine–pyrimidine pair in this structure. The pair resembles the known intercalated cytosine pair. The formation of the same pair in two different salts, namely poly[[aqua(μ6-2-amino-6-oxo-3-nitro-1,6-dihydropyridin-1-ido)sodium]–6-amino-5-nitropyridin-2(1H)-one–water (1/1/1)], denoted Z-Sod, {[Na(C5H4N3O3)(H2O)]·C5H5N3O3·H2O}n, and ammonium 2-amino-6-oxo-3-nitro-1,6-dihydropyridin-1-ide–6-amino-5-nitropyridin-2(1H)-one–water (1/1/1), denoted Z-Am, NH4+·C5H4N3O3−·C5H5N3O3·H2O, under two different crystallization conditions suggests that the pair is especially stable. Implications of this structure for the use of this heterocycle in artificial DNA are discussed.

Five pseudopolymorphs of 6-amino-2-thiouracil: absence of N—H...S hydrogen bonds

2012 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilhelm Maximilian Hützler ◽  
Michael Bolte
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Cambridge Structural Database ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding Pattern ◽  
Crystallization Experiments ◽  
Structural Database ◽  
Thiouracil Derivatives

In order to study the preferred hydrogen-bonding pattern of 6-amino-2-thiouracil, C4H5N3OS, (I), crystallization experiments yielded five different pseudopolymorphs of (I), namely the dimethylformamide disolvate, C4H5N3OS·2C3H7NO, (Ia), the dimethylacetamide monosolvate, C4H5N3OS·C4H9NO, (Ib), the dimethylacetamide sesquisolvate, C4H5N3OS·1.5C4H9NO, (Ic), and two different 1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one sesquisolvates, C4H5N3OS·1.5C5H9NO, (Id) and (Ie). All structures containR21(6) N—H...O hydrogen-bond motifs. In the latter four structures, additionalR22(8) N—H...O hydrogen-bond motifs are present stabilizing homodimers of (I). No type of hydrogen bond other than N—H...O is observed. According to a search of the Cambridge Structural Database, most 2-thiouracil derivatives form homodimers stabilized by anR22(8) hydrogen-bonding pattern, with (i) only N—H...O, (ii) only N—H...S or (iii) alternating pairs of N—H...O and N—H...S hydrogen bonds.

scholarly journals Crystal structures of butyl 2-amino-5-hydroxy-4-(4-nitrophenyl)benzofuran-3-carboxylate and 2-methoxyethyl 2-amino-5-hydroxy-4-(4-nitrophenyl)benzofuran-3-carboxylate

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. 880-887 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosita Diana ◽  
Angela Tuzi ◽  
Barbara Panunzi ◽  
Antonio Carella ◽  
Ugo Caruso
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Antitumoral Activity ◽  
Space Group ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Axis Direction ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding Pattern ◽  
Butyl Group

The title benzofuran derivatives 2-amino-5-hydroxy-4-(4-nitrophenyl)benzofuran-3-carboxylate (BF1), C19H18N2O6, and 2-methoxyethyl 2-amino-5-hydroxy-4-(4-nitrophenyl)benzofuran-3-carboxylate (BF2), C18H16N2O7, recently attracted attention because of their promising antitumoral activity. BF1 crystallizes in the space group P\overline{1}. BF2 in the space group P21/c. The nitrophenyl group is inclined to benzofuran moiety with a dihedral angle between their mean planes of 69.2 (2)° in BF1 and 60.20 (6)° in BF2. A common feature in the molecular structures of BF1 and BF2 is the intramolecular N—H...Ocarbonyl hydrogen bond. In the crystal of BF1, the molecules are linked head-to-tail into a one-dimensional hydrogen-bonding pattern along the a-axis direction. In BF2, pairs of head-to-tail hydrogen-bonded chains of molecules along the b-axis direction are linked by O—H...Omethoxy hydrogen bonds. In BF1, the butyl group is disordered over two orientations with occupancies of 0.557 (13) and 0.443 (13).

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