title: Synthesis and UV photolysis of oligodeoxynucleotides that contain 5-(phenylthiomethyl)-2'-deoxyuridine: a specific photolabile precursor of 5-(2'-deoxyuridilyl)methyl radical.
abstract: [formula: see text] The title exocyclic radical (2) is generated via photochemical cleavage of 5-(phenylthiomethyl)-2'-deoxyuridine (8). The latter thionucleoside (8) was successfully incorporated into DNA oligomers by automated DNA synthesis using phosphoramidite chemistry. UV exposure of 8 containing oligonucleotides under (an)aerobic conditions gives rise to specific base lesions. The photoproducts have been isolated and further characterized on the basis of detailed NMR and mass spectrometric analyses.
authors.affiliation: Département de Recherche Fondamentale sur la Matière Condensée, CEA-Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romieu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bellon
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gasparutto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cadet
mesh_terms: D003857:Deoxyuridine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010782:Photolysis; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D009841:Oligonucleotides; D003857:Deoxyuridine