摘要:
On the basis of modeling studies, the (2-deoxy-alpha- and beta-D-erythro-pentofuranosyl) (thymin-1-yl) alkanes 1a,b and 2a,b were selected as potential conformational probes for altDNA oligonucleotides. A straightforward approach to the synthesis of 1a,b and 2a,b from commercial 2-deoxy-D-ribose (3) and 1-O-methyl-2-deoxy-3,5-di-O-p-toluoyl-D-erythro-pentofuranose (13), respectively, was developed. These nucleoside analogues were converted to the phosphoramidite derivatives 27a,b-30a,b and incorporated into oligonucleotide 31 at predetermined sites and defined internucleotidic motifs. The insertion of 1a,b according to either a (3' --> 5')- or a (3' --> 3')-internucleotidic polarity produced oligonucleotides exhibiting a slightly higher affinity for their complementary unmodified DNA sequence than for the corresponding RNA sequence (Table 3). Conversely, the incorporation of 2a into 31 according to a (3' --> 3')-orientation generated, for the first time, an altDNA oligonucleotide displaying a greater affinity for its complementary unmodified RNA sequence (Delta T-m = 6 degrees C) than for the corresponding DNA sequence (Delta T-m = 10 degrees C). thermodynamically less stable than the duplex having unmodified alpha-2'-deoxythymidine similarly incorporated into 31 (Delta Delta T-m = 3 degrees C).