title: Self-complementary oligodeoxyribonucleotides incorporating L-related isodeoxynucleosides: synthesis, physical characterization, enzymology, and CD studies.
abstract: The synthesis of self-complementary oligodeoxyribonucleotides (14-16, 18) incorporating the L-related isodeoxynucleotides, isodA (1) and/or isodT (2), is described. For this purpose, the fully protected phosphoramidite building blocks 10 and 12 were synthesized. The conceptually new oligomers exhibit high resistance towards exonucleases. Temperature- and concentration-dependent CD spectral data and accompanying thermodynamic parameters of the oligomers show that isodA-isodT or mixed dA-isodT/isodA-dT base pairs participate in duplex stabilization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wenzel
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nair
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D005092:Exonucleases / Q000378:metabolism; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009705:Nucleosides / Q000737:chemistry*; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009705:Nucleosides; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D005092:Exonucleases