Deamination and Dimroth rearrangement of deoxyadenosine-styrene oxide adducts in DNA.
In reactions between styrene oxide and the ring nitrogen at the 1-position of deoxyadenosine, the epoxide is opened at both the alpha- (benzylic) and beta-carbons. The 1-substituted nucleosides formed are unstable and subsequently undergo either Dimroth rearrangement to give N6-substituted deoxyadenosines or deamination to give 1-substituted deoxyinosines. alphaN6-Substituted compounds are also formed from direct reaction at the exocyclic nitrogen. Kinetic experiments revealed that relative rates of deamination of 1-substituted deoxyadenosine-styrene oxides and 1-substituted adenosine-styrene oxides were similar. However, the rate of Dimroth rearrangement in beta1-substituted adenosine-styrene oxides was approximately 2.3-fold greater than that of beta1-substituted deoxyadenosine-styrene oxides and approximately 1.5-fold greater in alpha1-substituted adenosine-styrene oxides relative to alpha1-substituted deoxyadenosine-styrene oxides. Analysis of the products formed from reactions of styrene oxide with [3H]deoxyadenosine and [3H]deoxyadenosine incorporated into native and denatured DNA showed that the double-helical DNA structure reduced the levels of adducts formed 5-fold relative to denatured DNA but did not present a complete barrier to formation of either N6-substituted deoxyadenosine- or 1-substituted deoxyinosine-styrene oxide adducts in native DNA. Additionally, in denatured and native DNA the product distributions were altered in favor of formation of beta1-substituted deoxyinosine-styrene oxide adducts with respect to reactions of the nucleoside. The ratio of retained to inverted configuration of alphaN6-substituted products was higher in DNA than in nucleoside reactions. These experiments indicate that in addition to the N6-position, the ring nitrogen at the 1-position of deoxyadenosine is available, to some extent, for reaction in native DNA. In styrene oxide-DNA reactions, formation of 1-substituted adenines can lead to deaminated products where both Watson-Crick hydrogen-bonding sites are disrupted.
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Chemistry of Carcinogenesis Laboratory, ABL-Basic Research Program, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, P.O. Box B, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA.
Takeshita
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Dipple
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D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D018736:DNA Adducts / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D003641:Deamination; D003839:Deoxyadenosines / Q000737:chemistry*; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D018736:DNA Adducts; D003839:Deoxyadenosines; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D004247:DNA; C013690:styrene oxide