Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Novel Biarylpyrimidines: A New Class of Ligand for Unusual Nucleic Acid Structures
摘要:
Biarylpyrimidines are characterized as selective ligands for higher-order nucleic acid structures. A concise and efficient synthesis has been devised incorporating Suzuki biaryl cross-coupling of dihalopyrimidines. Two ligand series are described based on the parent thioether 4,6-bis[4-[[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]mercapto]phenyl] pyrimidine (1a) and amide 4,6-bis(4[(2-(dimethylamino) ethyl) carboxamido] phenyl) pyrimidine (2a) compounds. In UV thermal denaturation studies with the poly(dA),[poly(dT)](2) triplex structure, thioethers showed stabilization of the triplex form (Delta T-m <= 20 degrees C). In contrast, amides showed duplex stabilization (Delta T-m <= 15 degrees C) and either negligible stabilization or specific destabilization (Delta T-m = 5 degrees C) of the triplex structure. Full spectra of nucleic acid binding preferences were determined by competition dialysis. The strongest interacting thioether bound preferentially to the poly(dA)(.)[poly(dT)](2) triplex, Kapp) 1.6 x 10(5) M-1 (40 x Kapp for CT DNA duplex). In contrast, the strongest binding amide selected the (T(2)G(20)T(2)) 4 quadruplex structure, Kapp) 0.31 x 10(5) M-1 (6.5 x K-app for CT DNA duplex).
N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Tricyclohexylphosphine Palladium(II) Complex: Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Application in Suzuki Reaction of Aryl Chlorides
作者:Chen Xu、Xin-Qi Hao、Zhen Li、Lu-Meng Duan、Zhi-Qiang Wang、Bao-Ming Ji、Mao-Ping Song
DOI:10.5012/bkcs.2012.33.10.3430
日期:2012.10.20
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Direct ortho-Alkynylation of Arenes with Chelation Assistance
作者:Mamoru Tobisu、Naoto Chatani、Yusuke Ano
DOI:10.1055/s-0032-1316556
日期:——
The ruthenium-catalyzed direct alkynylation of arenes with the chelation assistance of nitrogen-containing heterocycles including pyridine, pyrimidine, pyrazole, and imidazole are described. The alkynylation is successful even in the presence of an acidic N-H bond. Broad compatibility with functional groups is observed under catalytic conditions. The obtained alkynylated products could serve as precursors for polycyclic heteroarenes.
Two-Photon Spectroscopy as a New Sensitive Method for Determining the DNA Binding Mode of Fluorescent Nuclear Dyes
作者:Phi H. Doan、Demar R. G. Pitter、Andrea Kocher、James N. Wilson、Theodore Goodson
DOI:10.1021/jacs.5b02674
日期:2015.7.29
A new optical strategy to determine the binding modes (intercalation vs groove binding) of small fluorescent organic molecules with calf thymus DNA was developed using two-photon absorption (TPA) spectroscopy. Two-photon excited emission was utilized to investigate a series of fluorescent nuclear dyes. The results show that TPA cross-sections are able to differentiate the fine details between the DNA binding modes. Groove binding molecules exhibit an enhanced TPA cross-section due to the DNA electric field induced enhancement of the transition dipole moment, while intercalative binding molecules exhibit a decrease in the TPA cross-section. Remarkably, the TPA cross-section of 4,6-bis(4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)phenyl) pyrimidine is significantly enhanced (13.6-fold) upon binding with DNA. The sensitivity of our TPA methodology is compared to circular dichroism spectroscopy. TPA demonstrates superior sensitivity by more than an order of magnitude at low DNA concentrations. This methodology can be utilized to probe DNA interactions with other external molecules such as proteins, enzymes, and drugs.