A Practical Synthesis ofN1-Methyl-2′-deoxy-ψ-uridine (ψ-Thymidine) and Its Incorporation into G-Rich Triple Helix Forming Oligonucleotides
- 1 August 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Nucleosides and Nucleotides
- Vol. 14 (6), 1269-1287
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15257779508010690
Abstract
A convenient synthesis of N1-methyl-2′-deoxy-ψ-uridine (ψ-thymidine, ψT, 7a) has been accomplished in good yield. The structural conformation of 7a was derived by 2D NMR and 1D NOE experiments. The nucleoside 7a has been incorporated into G-rich triplex forming oligonucleotides (TFOs) by solid-support, phosphoramidite method. The triplex forming capabilities of the modified TFOs (S4, S5 and S6) containing ψT has been evaluated in antiparallel motif with a target duplex (duplex-31) 5′d(CTGAGACCGGGAAGGAGGAAGGGCCAGTGAC)3′-5′d(GACTCTGGCCCTTCCTCCTTCCCGGTCACTG)3′(D1) at pH 7.6. The triplex formation of modified homopyrimidine-oligomers (S1, S2 and S3) has also been studied in parallel motif with a duplex-10 (A10:T10) at pH 7.0.Keywords
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