Proton nuclear magnetic resonance studies of boronated nucleosides
Modified nucleosides are an emerging class of potentially therapeutic agents. Recently, a number of 2[prime]-deoxynucleosides with boronated bases have been synthesized in this laboratory, including: 2[prime]-deoxy-N7-cyanoborano guanosine (bGua), 2[prime]-deoxy-N3-cyanoborano cytidine (bCyt), and 2[prime]-deoxy-N1-cyanoborano adenosine (bAde). The author has utilized proton NMR spectroscopy to determine the molecular recognition of these boronated nucleosides with their complementary base pairing partners. The self-association as well as heteroassociation were studied by varying the temperature, concentration, and mole fraction of each component. Proton NMR techniques include normal proton studies to measure the chemical shifts and homonuclear 1-D NOE difference to measure through space interactions, all of which help to determine the exact pairing behaviour of these nucleosides. Similar studies have been performed on unboronated nucleosides in order to determine if the boronated nucleosides can form stable Watson-Crick type base pairs; similar to unboronated nucleosides. From the results, the author concludes that bGua forms a stable Watson-Crick type base pair with Cyt. Both bGua and Cyt are able to self associate although the homodimers are less stable than the bGua:Cyt heterodimers. The other two boronated nucleosides because the cyanoborane group blocks the normal base pairing sites. The results are consistent with Hoogsteen pairing. Continuous variation studies suggest the existence of trimers of bCyt with Gua[sub 2] as well as other possible pairing schemes. The ability of bGua to complex with Cyt in a Watson-Crick type base pair suggests that it might be able to be incorporated like normal Gua into DNA.
- Research Organization:
- Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 7164768
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Thesis (Ph.D.)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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