title: Synthesis of pCpCpA-3'-NH-phenylalanine as a ribosomal substrate.
abstract: [reaction: see text] The trinucleotide cytidylyl(3'-->5'phosphoryl)cytidylyl(3'-->5'phosphoryl)-3'-deoxy-3'-(L-phenylalanyl) amido adenosine (CpCpA-NH-Phe) was synthesized by phosphoramidite chemistry from 3'-amino-3'-deoxyadenosine as the ribosomal substrate. The 3'-amino-3'-deoxyadenosine was first converted to 3'-(N-tert-butyloxycarbonyl-L-phenylalanine)amido-3'-deoxy-6-N,6-N,2'-O-tribenzoyl-adenosine and then coupled with cytidine phosphoramidite to produce the fully protected CpCpA-NH-Phe-Boc. The title product was obtained after removing all protection groups and then radiolabeled with (32)P to yield pCpCpA-NH-Phe, which demonstrated high activity for the peptidyl transferase reaction in the ribosome.
authors.affiliation: Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA. biliang.zhang@umassmed.edu
authors.forename: Biliang
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lele
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Zhiyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cui
mesh_terms: D015394:Molecular Structure; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010649:Phenylalanine