Syn and anti nucleosides
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== Purine Nucleosides == | == Purine Nucleosides == | ||
<applet load='Adenosine.pdb' size='400' frame='true' align='right' scene ='Syn_and_anti_nucleosides/First_view/1'/> Adenosine (<scene name='Syn_and_anti_nucleosides/First_view/1'>Reset Initial scene</scene>) is composed of an adenine bonded to a furanose by a <scene name='Syn_and_anti_nucleosides/Glycosidic_bond/1'>β glycosidic bond</scene> (colored green). Observe that the adenine ring is nearly perpendicular to the furanose ring, but projecting away from the furanose (anti conformation). Without hinderance from groups on either ring the adenine ring can rotate about the glycosidic bond, and form the <scene name='Syn_and_anti_nucleosides/Syn-conformation/1'>syn conformation</scene>. The two common purines, adenine and guanine, can rotate between the anti and syn conformations, but the anti configuration is favored. Compare the contact present between the two rings in these two spacfilling representations, <scene name='Syn_and_anti_nucleosides/Anti-conformation2/1'>anti conformation</scene> and <scene name='Syn_and_anti_nucleosides/Syn-conformation2/1'>syn conformation</scene>. Even though the anti conformation is favored with the purines the syn configuration can be formed and actually has a role in the formation of the [[Z-DNA]], a conformation of DNA double helix. | <applet load='Adenosine.pdb' size='400' frame='true' align='right' scene ='Syn_and_anti_nucleosides/First_view/1'/> Adenosine (<scene name='Syn_and_anti_nucleosides/First_view/1'>Reset Initial scene</scene>) is composed of an adenine bonded to a furanose by a <scene name='Syn_and_anti_nucleosides/Glycosidic_bond/1'>β glycosidic bond</scene> (colored green). Observe that the adenine ring is nearly perpendicular to the furanose ring, but projecting away from the furanose (anti conformation). Without hinderance from groups on either ring the adenine ring can rotate about the glycosidic bond, and form the <scene name='Syn_and_anti_nucleosides/Syn-conformation/1'>syn conformation</scene>. The two common purines, adenine and guanine, can rotate between the anti and syn conformations, but the anti configuration is favored. Compare the contact present between the two rings in these two spacfilling representations, <scene name='Syn_and_anti_nucleosides/Anti-conformation2/1'>anti conformation</scene> and <scene name='Syn_and_anti_nucleosides/Syn-conformation2/1'>syn conformation</scene>. Even though the anti conformation is favored with the purines the syn configuration can be formed and actually has a role in the formation of the [[Z-DNA]], a conformation of DNA double helix. | ||
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== Pyrimidine Nucleosides == | == Pyrimidine Nucleosides == | ||
| - | <scene name='User:Karl_Oberholser/Sandbox_1/Anti_uridine/1'>View</scene> of uridine in the anti conformation. <scene name='User:Karl_Oberholser/Sandbox_1/Syn_cytidine/1'>View</scene> of cytidine in the syn conformation. <scene name='User:Karl_Oberholser/Sandbox_1/Syn_cytidine2/4'>View</scene> oxygen at the C-2 position of cytidine invading the space of both hydrogen at C-2' and the oxygen of the furanose ring. Since both pyrimidines found in DNA have an oxygen at the C-2 position, nucleosides and nucleotides of these pyrimidines only adopt the anti conformation and therefore can not be part of Z-DNA. | + | <scene name='User:Karl_Oberholser/Sandbox_1/Anti_uridine/1'>View</scene> of uridine in the anti conformation, the oxygen on C-2 of uridine is projecting away from the furanose ring. <scene name='User:Karl_Oberholser/Sandbox_1/Syn_cytidine/1'>View</scene> of cytidine in the syn conformation, the oxygen on C-2 is projecting toward the furanose ring. <scene name='User:Karl_Oberholser/Sandbox_1/Syn_cytidine2/4'>View</scene> oxygen at the C-2 position of cytidine invading the space of both hydrogen at C-2' and the oxygen of the furanose ring. Since both pyrimidines found in DNA have an oxygen at the C-2 position, nucleosides and nucleotides of these pyrimidines only adopt the anti conformation and therefore can not be part of Z-DNA. |
== Examples of Nucleotides == | == Examples of Nucleotides == | ||
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The objective of this article is to highlight aspects of the 3D structure of nucleosides, but there are links to more general descriptions of nucleosides and nucleotides available in the External Links section.
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Purine Nucleosides
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Pyrimidine Nucleosides
of uridine in the anti conformation, the oxygen on C-2 of uridine is projecting away from the furanose ring. of cytidine in the syn conformation, the oxygen on C-2 is projecting toward the furanose ring. oxygen at the C-2 position of cytidine invading the space of both hydrogen at C-2' and the oxygen of the furanose ring. Since both pyrimidines found in DNA have an oxygen at the C-2 position, nucleosides and nucleotides of these pyrimidines only adopt the anti conformation and therefore can not be part of Z-DNA.
Examples of Nucleotides
AMP ;
UMP ;
cAMP ;
Additional Resources
For additional information, see: Nucleic Acids
External Links
Proteopedia Page Contributors and Editors (what is this?)
Karl Oberholser, Angel Herraez, David Canner, Alexander Berchansky, Norbert Sträter
