title: Synthesis and properties of 5-pyrrolyl-cytidine and uridine derivatives.
abstract: New 5-modified pyrimidine derivatives that were expected to form Hoogsteen-type triplexes have been synthesized, 5-pyrrolyl-2'-O-methylcytosine was designed as a protonated cytosine mimic to realize pH-independent triplex formation with the complementary G-C Watson-Crick base pair by inducing the imino tautomer of cytosine. 5-Pyrrolyl-2'-O-methyluridine was also synthesized to enhance the stacking effect for stabilization of triplexes. For the deprotection of the DMTr group in the phosphoramidite method, EtSi3H was added as the scavenger of the dimethoxytrityl-cation to avoid side-reactions on the pyrrolyl group. The triplex forming ability of TFOs containing modified nucleosides was evaluated by Tm experiments under various conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science, Faculty of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyata
authors.forename: Ryouta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mineo
authors.forename: Ryuji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tamamushi
authors.forename: Haruhiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: Kohji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Seio
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sekine
mesh_terms: D003562:Cytidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D014529:Uridine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D011758:Pyrroles; D003562:Cytidine; D014529:Uridine