Exciting and totally unexpected knowledge keeps me reading the scientific papers (apart from professional interest). This time I came across an article in Angewandte Chemie with a crystall structure ofa DNA fragment (so far nothing new) with... T:T pair (non Watson-Crick) that is mediated by Hg ioins!
It looks like the metal perfectly held the B-structure of a DNA. In principle, this concept could be used in Metal-sensing nano-devices.
It looks like the metal perfectly held the B-structure of a DNA. In principle, this concept could be used in Metal-sensing nano-devices.
