X-ray evidence for metal–N-7 bonding in a hydrated manganese derivative of guanosine 5′-monophosphate
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Single-crystal X-ray studies of a manganese(II) derivative of guanosine 5′-monophosphate, [Mn(5′-GMP)(H2O)5],3H2O, have shown that it is isostructural with its nickel analogue. The manganese atom therefore is bonded to five water molecules with the remaining octahedral co-ordination site being occupied by N-7 of the nucleotide base. No direct metal–phosphate bonding is involved, but there are structure-stabilizing intramolecular hydrogen bonds between two phosphate oxygen atoms and co-ordinated water molecules.