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W Guschlbauer

Publications and source records attributed to W Guschlbauer.

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Interaction entre pigments et acides nucleiques Etude sur l'interaction de l'Actinomycine D avec les nucléosides par Dichroïsme Circulaire.

The interaction of Actinomycin C(1) (AM) with purine nucleosides was investigated by circular dichroism. While dG and dGMP show identical interactions, rG, rGMP and 8-aza-GMP show lower tendency for complex formation. ara-G shows no complex formation. 6-Thio-GMP shows the strongest affinity for AM in accordance with previous results. Substitution on N-7 (methylation, protonation) or C-8 (8-Br-rG, 8-SH-rG) eliminate completely the complexing capacity. Another type of weaker complexes is formed by dA, dAMP and rIMP, indicated by the appearance of a positive band at 440 nm. It is concluded that in these complexes both the electron donor capacity of the purine base as well as the steric flexibility of the sugar around the glycosidic linkage determine their complexing capacity.

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Evidence for a three stranded complex between poly I and poly C.

The conditions for the formation of a triple stranded semi-protonated complex between polyinosinic (poly (I)) and polycytidylic acid (poly (C)) are described. From potentiometric titrations and mixing curves, the stoichiometry and a phase-transition diagram is established between the partly protonated triple stranded and the unprotonated and completely protonated double helical complexes.

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pH induced changes in optical activity of guanine nucleosides.

Optical rotatory dispersion and circular dichroism have been used to investigate the protonation of guanosine and some of its analogues. An inversion of the principal Cotton effect and the dichroic band is observed below the acid pK. It is suggested that a conformational change from the anti form above the pK to the syn form below the pK occurs. The reasons why this change should occur only in guanosine and not in adenosine are discussed.

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