Document Type
Honors Project
First Advisor
Dr. Ellen Mitchell
Degree Award Date
Spring 2002
Keywords
Sequence Selectivity, Cadmium Binding, DNA
Disciplines
Chemistry
Abstract
The sequence selectivity of cadmium binding to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) was investigated with the use of 1H NMR and 111Cd NMR. spectroscopy. Metal ion titrations of three DNA dodecamers, two thioguanine hexamers, a DNA decamer and a DNA 18-mer were carried out. All the sequences investigated contained a three-purine run excluding a thioguanine 6-mer and the DNA decamer. The 1H NMR experiments showed downfield shifting indicating conformational changes caused by metal binding. The 111 Cd NMR experiments for the three DNA dodecamers and DNA 18-mer all indicated cadmium binding. From previous research it is believed that cadmium binds readily to three-purine runs with a coordination sphere involving the N7 of guanine and five water molecules. The data obtained for the sequences supports this coordination sphere.
Recommended Citation
Douglas, Alicia, "The Sequence Selectivity of Cadmium Binding to DNA" (2002). Honors Projects. 387.
https://digitalcommons.bridgewater.edu/honors_projects/387