Chemical synthesis and properties of 5-taurinomethyluridine and 5-taurinomethyl-2-thiouridine.
Unique taurine-containing uridine derivatives, 5-taurinomethyluridine (tau m5U) and 5-taurinomethyl-2-thiouridine (tau m5s2U), which were discovered in mammalian mitochondrial tRNAs, exist at the first position of the anticodon. In this paper, we report the first efficient synthesis of tau m5U and tau m5s2U and describe their physicochemical properties. These modified ribonucleosides were synthesized by the reaction of 5-substituted uridine derivatives with a tetrabutylammonium salt of taurine that is highly reactive and well-soluble in common organic solvents. UV and 1H NMR spectrometric studies revealed the structural properties of the taurine-containing base moieties and the sugar conformations of these modified ribonucleosides.
Ogata
Toshihiko
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Department of Medical Genome Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bioscience Building 702, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan.
Shimazaki
Tomomi
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Umemoto
Tadashi
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Kurata
Shinya
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Ohtsuki
Takashi
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Suzuki
Tsutomu
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Wada
Takeshi
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D015394:Molecular Structure; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013654:Taurine / Q000737:chemistry; D013891:Thiouridine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D014529:Uridine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry
C105273:2-thiouridine; C540247:5-taurinomethyl-2-thiouridine; C522070:5-taurinomethyluridine; D013891:Thiouridine; D013654:Taurine; D014529:Uridine