Synthesis and Molecular Modelling of Double-Functionalised Nucleosides with Aromatic Moieties in the 5′-(S)-Position and Minor Groove Interactions in DNA Zipper Structures
✍ Scribed by Dr. Khalil Isak Shaikh; Charlotte Stahl Madsen; Lise Junker Nielsen; Anna Søndergaard Jørgensen; Henrik Nielsen; Prof. Dr. Michael Petersen; Prof. Dr. Poul Nielsen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 805 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0947-6539
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
A series of six double‐functionalised nucleosides, in which aromatic moieties were inserted into the 5′‐(S)‐C‐position, were synthesised and incorporated into DNA duplexes. The aromatic moieties were thymine‐1‐yl, phenyl, 1,2,3‐triazol‐1‐yl, 1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl, 4‐(uracil‐5‐yl)‐1,2,3‐triazol‐1‐yl and 4‐phenyl‐1,2,3‐triazol‐1‐yl. The DNA duplexes were studied with UV melting curves, CD spectroscopy and molecular modelling. The results showed that the aromatic moieties in some cases interact in the minor groove forming DNA zipper structures. The strongest specific interaction was found between two thymines or between a thymine and a phenyl group in a crossed (−3)‐zipper motif (i.e., with two base pairs interspacing the modifications). Modelling revealed that the interaction is aromatic stacking across the minor groove. Also, the extended uracil‐triazole moiety demonstrated zipper contacts in the minor groove as well as binding to the floor of the groove.