Research Article
Formation of Silver Nanoclusters from a DNA Template Containing Ag(I)-Mediated Base Pairs
Table 1
DNA oligonucleotide duplexes and sequences investigated in this study.
| Duplex | Sequence | Sequence number |
| I | 5-d(GTT TGT TTG XXX XTG TTT TTT T) | ODN1 | 3-d(CAA ACA AAC XXX XAC AAA AAA A) | ODN2 |
| II | 5-d(GTT TGT TTG XXX XXT GTT TTT TT) | ODN3 | 3-d(CAA ACA AAC XXX XXA CAA AAA AA) | ODN4 |
| III | 5-d(GTT TGT TTG YYY YTG TTT TTT T) | ODN5 | 3-d(CAA ACA AAC YYY YAC AAA AAA A) | ODN6 |
| IV | 5-d(GTT TGT TTG YYY YYT GTT TTT TT) | ODN7 | 3-d(CAA ACA AAC YYY YYA CAA AAA AA) | ODN8 |
| V | 5-d(GTT TGT TTG TGT TTT GTT TTT TT) | ODN9 | 3-d(CAA ACA AAC ACA AAA CAA AAA AA) | ODN10 |
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= imidazole nucleoside, Y = 2-methylimidazole nucleoside.
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