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Chiral metal-DNA four-arm junctions and metalated nanotubular structures

Hua Yang, Florian Altvater, A. Dowine Dea Bruijn, Christopher K. McLaughlin, Pik Kwan Lo, Hanadi F. Sleiman

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Abstract

Daring to be different: Chiral DNA junctions with a transition metal at the branch point and four different DNA single-stranded arms were assembled by a combination of DNA templating and metal coordination in an approach that enabled chirality transfer from DNA to the metal center (see picture). The intrinsic chirality of the junctions and their information density make them effective building blocks for 3D metal-DNA structures. © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4620-4623
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume50
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 May 2011
Externally publishedYes

Research Keywords

  • chirality
  • DNA
  • nanostructures
  • self-assembly
  • transition metals

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