title: Synthesis of very short chain lysophosphatidyloligodeoxynucleotides.
abstract: Very short chain 5'-O-lysophosphatidyloligonucleotides [5'-O-(1-O-palmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoryl)oligodeoxynucleotides, (5'-LyPOdNs)] were synthesized following a two-step chemoenzymatic synthesis. 5'-O-(sn-Glycero-3-phosphoryl)oligodeoxynucleotides (5'-GPOdNs) were first prepared by simply using a phosphoramidite of [(4S)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl]methanol (1) in a further coupling step after the solid-phase elongation of each desired oligodeoxynucleotide. Next, the regioselective palmitoylation at the C-1 hydroxyl of the glycerol moiety of 5'-GPOdNs was achieved by a lipase-catalyzed transacylation with trifluoroethyl palmitate in organic solvent. Despite of the molecular bulkiness of 5'-GPOdNs, 2-, 3-, and 4-mer 5'-LyPOdNs were prepared by this procedure. Although in very low yield, 5- and 6-mer 5'-LyPOdNs were also obtained by this way.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Catania, viale A. Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chillemi
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aleo
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Granata
authors.forename: Sebastiano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sciuto
mesh_terms: D000215:Acylation; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D016339:Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment
chemical_list: D008246:Lysophospholipids; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; C032881:lysophosphatidic acid