Targeting Chimeric alpha,beta-Oligonucleotides to the Flanks of a Stem in DNA. The Enhanced Effect of an Intercalator.
作者:Ahmed F. Khattab、Erik B. Pedersen、Hans Vallberg
DOI:10.3891/acta.chem.scand.51-1245
日期:——
3'-O-(4,4'-Dimethoxytrityl)-5-methyl-N-4-(1-pyrenylmethyl)-alpha-cytidine (7) was prepared from alpha-thymidine by the reaction of 1-pyrenylmethylamine with an appropriate protected 4-(1,2,4-triazolyl)-alpha-thymidine derivative 5. 3'-O-(4,4'-Dimethoxytrityl-alpha-thymidine (9) was synthesized by successive, 5'-O-acetylation, 3'-O-tritylation and 5'-O-deacetylation of alpha-thymidine. Phosphitylation of the 5'-hydroxy group of 7 and 9 afforded the amidites 8 and 10. These amidites and commercial beta-2'-deoxyribonucleoside-3'-phosphoramidites were used in the synthesis of chimeric ODNs with 3'-3' and 5'-5' internucleotidic phosphodiester linkages. The stability of a DNA three way junction (TWJ) was studied by observing the thermal melting when a DNA was targeted to the flanks of a hairpin. The TWJ was considerably stabilized when 7 and 9 were inserted into the junction region. The corresponding duplex obtained by deleting the hairpin, however, was destabilized on insertion of 7 and 9.