title: Hydrolysis of oligoribonucleotides: influence of sequence and length.
abstract: The chemical stability of phosphodiester bonds of some oligoribonucleotides in the presence of a cofactor like polyvinylpyrolidine (PVP) is sequence dependent. It was found that pyrimidine-A (YA) and pyrimidine-C (YC) are especially susceptible to hydrolysis. The hydrolyzability of this same phosphodiester bond is dependent on its position in the oligomer. The presence of 3' and 5'-adjacent nucleotides enhances hydrolysis of the UA phosphodiester bond. The acceleration of the hydrolysis of UA by a 5'-adjacent nucleotide is not base dependent. However, a 3'-adjacent purine increases hydrolysis of a UA phosphodiester bond more than a 3'-pyrimidine. The presence of the exoamino group on the 3'-side base (on 6 and 4 position for adenosine and cytidine, respectively) of YA or YZ phosphodiester bond is required for hydrolysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, NY 14627-0216.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kierzek
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007700:Kinetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009843:Oligoribonucleotides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D009843:Oligoribonucleotides