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Effect of structure of the carbohydrate fragment on homolytic cleavage on N-glycosidic and phosphate ester bonds in nucleosides and nucleotides

Journal Article · · J. Org. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5970600

The relationships governing the formation of free purine bases and phosphate ions during the /gamma/-irradiation of dilute aqueous solutions of compounds of the adenosine and guanosine series were studied. The degree of cleavage of the N-glycosidic bond in the reaction of radical particles with nucleosides depends significantly on the structure of the carbohydrate component. The presence of free hydroxyl groups at the C/sup 2//prime/ atom of the initial substances facilitates cleavage of the N-glycosidic bond, whereas combination of the hydroxyls or their absence makes it more resistant to homolytic cleavage. The possibility of the formation of ortho- and metaphospate ions during free-radical transformations of nucleotides was demonstrated experimentally. Mechanisms are proposed for the observed transformations of the nucleosides and their derivatives on the basis of the obtained and published data.

Research Organization:
V.I. Lenin Belorussian State Univ., Minsk (USSR)
OSTI ID:
5970600
Journal Information:
J. Org. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: J. Org. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 24:5; ISSN JOCYA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English