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Natural and Synthetic Components of Nucleic Acids as Reactive Sites for DNA Modification by Osmium Tetroxide Complexes
Havran, Luděk ; Špaček, Jan ; Rozkosna, Jana ; Fojta, Miroslav
Natural DNA electroactivity find wide use in electrochemical analysis of its interactions and damage. For some applications is useful applied redox active tag to improve specificity of the analysis. One from utilized labels in this field are complexes of osmium tetroxide with nitrogen ligands (Os, L), which produce with DNA electroactive covalent adducts. Prime reaction site for Os, L is C=C double bond in pyrimidine nucleobases. If is 2,2'-bipyridine used as ligand, reaction is specific for single strand DNA. In this contribution will be presented results of electrochemical analysis of Os, bipy adducts with different ODN containing chemically modified purine bases.
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Electrochemical Analysis of Chemically Modified DNA at Gold Electrodes
Vidláková, Pavlína ; Havran, Luděk ; Fojta, Miroslav
DNA labeling is used to increase sensitivity of its electrochemical detection. Covalently bound markers based on a complex of osmium tetroxide with 22-bipyridine(Os,bipy) is one of those frequently applied. Os bipy reacts with pyrimidines (mainly thymines) in single stranded regions of DNA, therefore it represents a useful marker for the analysis of DNA structure or labeling of hybridization probes . Another possibility of DNA labeling is the incorporation of chemically modified dNTPs into DNA molecules with using primer extension. DNA labeling in connection with voltammetry at gold electrodes has application potential in development of sensors for studying of DNA structure and interaction.
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Synthetic Biology Introduces New Base Pairs to Analyze
Špaček, Jan
An unnatural base pair is composed of two nucleobase analogues which specifically Pair only with each other similarly as natural DNA pairs do. Goal of the search for new base pair is expansion of genetic alphabet with new codons containing unnatural bases. Expanded genetic alphabet am, other things allows simultaneous site specific incorporation of non-standard amino acids into proteins Recently unnatural bases forming pairs vie hydrophobic interactions, which can be replicated by prokaryotic cells with efficiency and mutation rate similar to natural base pairs, have been shown. Synthetic biology provides new opportunities for application of electrochemical analysis.
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Electrochemically Switchable DNA Tags
Vidláková, Pavlína ; Havran, Luděk ; Fojta, Miroslav
DNA labelling is used for the improvement of sensitivity and selectivity of its electrochemical detection. Attachment of a new electroactive group into DNA strand can give rise to a new electrochemical signal. For analysis of label DNA is often advantageous to use redox tags giving reversible redox signal because of the possibility of performing several repeated measurements with one sample. Some redox tags give reversible redox signal directly in their introduced forms. Reduction/oxidation of other redox tags is irreversible but reduction/oxidation of these groups can give rise to new groups that yield reversible electrochemistry.
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Novel Reactive Groups for Modification DNA by Oxoosmium Complexes
Havran, Luděk ; Vidláková, Pavlína ; Špaček, Jan ; Hermanová, Monika ; Fojta, Miroslav
DNA is naturally electroactive moleclue producing several intrinsie voltammetric signals. Some of them found appliction in electrochemical analysis of DNA interactions and damage. In particular types of applictaions is a suitable use DNA labelling by redox active tags to increase selectivity and sensitivity of analysis.One type of long-term used tags are complexes of osmium tetroxide with nittrogen ligunds (Os,L). These complexes preferentially react with pyrimidines in single stand DNA producing electractive adducts. primary reaction site for Os,L is C-C double bond in pyrimidine nucleobases. In this contribution will be presented results acquired with DNA containing chemically modified nuclebase.
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Electrochemical Study of Osmium Tetroxide Comptests Reactivity to DNA Bearing Butylacrylate
Havran, Luděk ; Havranová-Vidláková, Pavlína ; Špaček, Jan ; Vítová, Lada ; Hermanová, Monika ; Fojta, Miroslav
Coniplexes of osmium tetroside with nitrogen ligands (Os,L e.g.. with 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) find application in redox labelling of DNA.. probing of DNA structure, and in studies of DNA interaction with other molecules Os,L preferentially react with pyrimidines in single strand DNA producing electroactive adducts Primary reaction site for Os,L is C=C double bond in pyrimidine nucleobases. In this contribution we introduce a new two-step technique of DNA modification with Os,bpy, consisting in enzymatic construdion or DNA beating butyl acrylate (BA) moieties attached to uracil or T-deaza adenine, followed by chemical modification of a reactive C=C double bond in BA residue.
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