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  • Title: Self-association of adenosine 5'-monophosphate (5'-AMP) as a function of pH and in comparison with adenosine, 2'-AMP and 3'-AMP.
    Author: Tribolet R, Sigel H.
    Journal: Biophys Chem; 1987 Aug; 27(2):119-30. PubMed ID: 3663840.
    Abstract:
    The concentration dependence of the chemical shifts for protons H-2, H-8, and H-1' of adenosine (Ado), 2'-AMP, 3'-AMP and 5'-AMP was measured in D2O at 27 degrees C under several degrees of protonation. All results are consistent with the isodesmic model of indefinite noncooperative stacking. The association constants for Ado decrease with increasing protonation: Ado (K = 15 M-1) greater than D(Ado)+/Ado (6.0 M-1) greater than D(Ado)+ (0.9 M-1). In contrast, a maximum is observed with 5'-AMP: 5'-AMP2- (K = 2.1 M-1) less than D(5'-AMP)- (3.4 M-1) less than D2(5'-AMP) +/- /D(5'-AMP)- (5.6 M-1) greater than D2(5'-AMP) +/- (approximately 2 M-1) greater than D3(5'-AMP)+ (less than or equal to 1 M-1). Self-stacking is most pronounced here if 50% of the adenine residues are protonated at N-1; complete base protonation reduces the stacking tendency drastically. Comparing the self-association of 2'-, 3'- and 5'-AMP shows that there is no influence of the phosphate-group position in the 2-fold negatively charged species, i.e., K congruent to 2 M-1 for all three AMP2- species. More importantly, there is also no significant influence observed if the stacking tendency of the three D2(AMP) +/- /D(AMP)-1:1 mixtures is compared (K congruent to 6-7 M-1); moreover, the measured association constants are within experimental error identical with the constant determined for D(Ado)+/Ado (K = 6.0 M-1). This indicates that any coulombic contribution between the -PO3(H)- group and the H+ (N-1) unit of the adenine residue to the stability of the mentioned stacks in D2O is small. However, experiments in 50% (v/v) dioxane-D8/D2O with the D2(5'-AMP) +/- /D(5'-AMP)- 1:1 system reveal, despite its low solubility, that coulombic interactions contribute to the self-association in an environment with a reduced polarity (compared to that of water). The implications of these observations for biological systems are briefly indicated.
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