Construction of Two-Dimensional .PI.-Electron System based on Specific Base-Pairing at the Air-Water Interface.

Accession number;00A0163509
Title;Construction of Two-Dimensional .PI.-Electron System based on Specific Base-Pairing at the Air-Water Interface.
Author; IJIRO KUNIHARU (Hokkaido Univ.) MATSUMOTO JIN (Hokkaido Univ.) MORISUE MITSUHIKO (Hokkaido Univ.) NAKAMURA HIROSHI (Hokkaido Univ., Grad. Sch.) SHIMOMURA MASATSUGU (Hokkaido Univ.)
Journal Title;Abstracts. Symposium on Biofunctional Chemistry
Journal Code:L0836A
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VOL.14th;NO.;PAGE.102-103(1999)
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Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;Double-helical DNA is a supramolecular architecture composed of stacked base-pairs of adenine-thymine and cytosine-guanine with complementary hydrogen bonds. We have reported that two-dimensional DNA mimetics composed of nucleobase monolayers were prepared at the air-water interface. In order to fabricate novel materials based on unique properties of stacked base-pairs, nucleobase amphiphiles with diacetylene and amphiphilic cytosine derivative with an azobenzene chromophore were newly synthesized. A-T pairs were formed in the mixed monolayers at the air-water interface. Photopolymerization of the diacetylene moiety in the mixed monolayer was observed as visible absorption change. The cytosine moiety of the monolayer can recognize guanosine at the air-water interface. J-aggregates of the azobenzene chromophores in the monolayer were formed at the air-water interface. (author abst.)