1′,5′-Anhydro-<scp>l</scp>-<i>ribo</i>-hexitol Adenine Nucleic Acids (α-<scp>l</scp>-HNA-A): Synthesis and Chiral Selection Properties in the Mirror Image World
作者:Daniele D’Alonzo、Mathy Froeyen、Guy Schepers、Giovanni Di Fabio、Arthur Van Aerschot、Piet Herdewijn、Giovanni Palumbo、Annalisa Guaragna
DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.5b00406
日期:2015.5.15
The synthesis and a preliminary investigation of the base pairing properties of (6' -> 4']-linked 1',5'-anhydro-L-ribohexitol nucleic acids (alpha-L-HNA) have herein been reported through the study of a model oligoadenylate system in the mirror image world. Despite its considerable preorganization due to the rigidity of the "all equatorial" pyranyl sugar backbone, a-L-HNA represents a versatile informational biopolymer, in view of its capability to cross-communicate with natural and unnatural complements in both enantiomeric forms. This seems the result of an inherent flexibility of the oligonucleotide system, as witnessed by the singular formation of iso- and heterochiral associations composed of regular, enantiomorphic helical structures. The peculiar properties of alpha-L-HNA (and most generally of the alpha-HNA system) provide new elements in our understanding of the structural prerequisites ruling the stereoselectivity of the hybridization processes of nucleic acids.