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The solution conformations of adenosine, guanosine and inosine in liquid ND3 have been determined by NMR. Comparison of the Karplus analysis of the proton HR spectra of the ribose moiety obtained in this solvent with the data from aqueous solutions of A and I proves that the conformations of the nucleosides are very similar in both liquids. From the analysis of the vicinal coupling constants of the ring protons it has been deduced that the S state C(2′)-endo is slightly preferred. The mole fraction in S approximates 0.6 for all three nucleosides. C-13 relaxation measurements have been applied in the determination of the correlation times for rotational diffusion. Only at temperatures below −40‡ C is the pseudorotation of the furanoside ring slowed down sufficiently for it not to contribute to the measured relaxation rates. From NOE studies and T1 measurements on the individual protons it is derived that the N, C(3′)-endo, form of the ribose is correlated with an anti conformation of the base (Y≈210‡ to 220‡) and the S, C(2′)-endo, form of the ribose with a syn conformation of the base (Y≈30‡ to 50‡). The glycosyl torsion angles derived for the two conformations of A, G, and I are equal within the limits of accuracy.
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Lüdemann, H.D., Röder, O., Westhof, E. et al. Conformation of the common purine (β) ribosides in solution: further evidence for a correlation between N-S state of the ribose moiety and syn-anti equilibrium. Biophys. Struct. Mechanism 1, 121–137 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00539774
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