Direct evidence for tautomerization of the uracil moiety within the Pb2+/uridine-5'-monophosphate complex: a combined tandem mass spectrometry and IRMPD study.

The structure of the [Pb(UMP)-H](+) (UMP = uridine-5'-monophosphate) complex was studied in the gas phase by combining electrospray ionization (ESI), tandem mass spectrometry, and mid-infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectroscopy. The results obtained show that Pb(2+) ions interact not only with the deprotonated phosphate group but also with a carbonyl group of the nucleobase moiety by folding of the mononucleotide, resulting in macrochelates that are not likely to be present in solution. Comparison between the IRMPD and DFT-computed spectra suggests that the ESI-generated complex likely corresponds to a mixture of several structures, and establishes the enolic tautomers as the most abundant species for the [Pb(UMP)-H](+) ion, while the very weak IRMPD signal observed at ∼1763 cm(-1) points to a minor population of oxo forms. Our data also suggest that losing the nucleobase residue under CID conditions does not necessarily mean a lack of interaction between the metal and the nucleobase moiety, as commonly reported in the literature for large oligonucleotides. © 2011 American Chemical Society

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Jean-Yves Salpin, Sébastien Guillaumont, Daniel Ortiz, Jeanine Tortajada, Philippe Maître. Direct evidence for tautomerization of the uracil moiety within the Pb2+/uridine-5'-monophosphate complex: a combined tandem mass spectrometry and IRMPD study. Inorganic chemistry. 2011 Aug 15;50(16):7769-78

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