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N(2)-Modified 2-aminopurine ribonucleosides as minor-groove-modulating adenosine replacements in duplex RNA. 2010

Hayden Peacock, and Olena Maydanovych, and Peter A Beal

Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA.

Nucleoside analogs that project substituents into the minor groove when incorporated into duplex RNA perturb the binding of proteins and can affect base pairing specificity. The synthesis of 2-aminopurine ribonucleoside analogs and their phosphoramidites, their incorporation into duplex RNA, their postsynthetic modification via Cu-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC), and their effect on duplex stability and base pairing specificity are described.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009584	Nitrogen	An element with the atomic symbol N, atomic number 7, and atomic weight [14.00643; 14.00728]. Nitrogen exists as a diatomic gas and makes up about 78% of the earth's atmosphere by volume. It is a constituent of proteins and nucleic acids and found in all living cells.
D009943	Organophosphorus Compounds	Organic compounds that contain phosphorus as an integral part of the molecule. Included under this heading is broad array of synthetic compounds that are used as PESTICIDES and DRUGS.	Organophosphorus Compound,Organopyrophosphorus Compound,Organopyrophosphorus Compounds,Compound, Organophosphorus,Compound, Organopyrophosphorus,Compounds, Organophosphorus,Compounds, Organopyrophosphorus
D002384	Catalysis	The facilitation of a chemical reaction by material (catalyst) that is not consumed by the reaction.	Catalyses
D003300	Copper	A heavy metal trace element with the atomic symbol Cu, atomic number 29, and atomic weight 63.55.	Copper-63,Copper 63
D000241	Adenosine	A nucleoside that is composed of ADENINE and D-RIBOSE. Adenosine or adenosine derivatives play many important biological roles in addition to being components of DNA and RNA. Adenosine itself is a neurotransmitter.	Adenocard,Adenoscan
D000480	Alkynes	Hydrocarbons with at least one triple bond in the linear portion, of the general formula Cn-H2n-2.	Acetylenic Compounds,Alkyne,Acetylenes
D001386	Azides	Organic or inorganic compounds that contain the -N3 group.	Azide
D012330	RNA, Double-Stranded	RNA consisting of two strands as opposed to the more prevalent single-stranded RNA. Most of the double-stranded segments are formed from transcription of DNA by intramolecular base-pairing of inverted complementary sequences separated by a single-stranded loop. Some double-stranded segments of RNA are normal in all organisms.	Double-Stranded RNA,Double Stranded RNA,RNA, Double Stranded
D015075	2-Aminopurine	A purine that is an isomer of ADENINE (6-aminopurine).	2 Aminopurine
D020029	Base Pairing	Pairing of purine and pyrimidine bases by HYDROGEN BONDING in double-stranded DNA or RNA.	Base Pair,Base Pairs,Base Pairings