title: Synthesis of oligonucleotide derivatives containing a bis-pyrene residue in the main chain.
abstract: The oligonucleotide having the bis-pyrene residue in the main chain was synthesized. The preparation of the bis-pyrene was started from the conversion of 2,2-bis-(bromomethyl)-1,3-propanediol into the protected bis-amino derivative. The reaction of the bis-amino derivative with 1-pyrenebutyric acid using DCC/HOBT afforded the desired bis-pyrene. This compound was then converted to the protected phosphormidite. The oligonucleotides possessing the bis-pyrene were synthesized by using the amidite. The oligonucleotides having the bis-pyrene residue can bind to DNA sequence in an aqueous solution to give the duplex with comparable thermal stability as that of the unmodified DNA/DNA duplex. The significantly enhanced pyrene-excimer fluorescence was observed upon hybridization of the bis-pyrene modified oligonucleotides with DNA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Himeji Institute of Technology, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo 671-2201, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamana
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakano
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D011721:Pyrenes / Q000737:chemistry; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D011721:Pyrenes; C030984:pyrene