Replacement of the natural nucleotides with unnatural zwitterionic nucleotides having a cationic moiety tethered to the base (or analog thereof) results in oligodeoxynucleotides with diminished charge but undiminished ability to complex with DNA at low ionic strengths. We have now discovered that DNA can be made fully zwitterionic by introducing tethered cationic moieties to the bases without affecting duplex formation. The resulting oligonucleotides have the further advantages of being nuclease resistant.
将天然核苷酸替换为带有阳离子基团的非天然带电核苷酸(或其类似物)会导致寡脱氧核苷酸带有减少的电荷,但在低离子强度下与DNA结合的能力不减。我们现在发现,通过向碱基引入带有连接的阳离子基团,可以使DNA完全成为带电核酸,而不影响双链形成。由此产生的寡核苷酸具有耐
核酸酶的额外优势。