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2-Amino-alpha-2'-deoxyadenosine increased duplex stability of methoxyethylphosphoramidate alpha-oligodeoxynucleotides
Magali Naval1, Thibaut Michel, Jean-Jacques Vasseur
1Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Biomoléculaire de Synthèse, UMR 5625 CNRS-UM II, CC 008, Université Montpellier II, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Cedex 05, France.
Abstract:
A new efficient synthesis of 2-amino-alpha-2'-deoxyadenosine and its incorporation into methoxyethylphosphoramidate alpha-oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) via H-phosphonate chemistry were reported. Thermal denaturation experiments demonstrated a significant stabilization of the complexes formed between these analogues and their RNA target (+2 degrees C/NH2A) relative to adenosine-containing phosphoramidate alpha-oligonucleotides. Concerning the binding specificity of these modified ODNs, unlike natural ODNs, discrimination against G pairing is higher and against C pairing is lower.