PNA bearing 5-azidomethyluracil: a novel approach for solid and solution phase modification

Artif DNA PNA XNA. 2012 Apr-Jun;3(2):53-62. doi: 10.4161/adna.20158. Epub 2012 Apr 1.

Abstract

Fmoc- and Boc-protected modified monomers bearing 5-azidomethyluracil nucleobase were synthesized. Four different solid-phase synthetic strategies were tested in order to evaluate the application of this series of monomers for the solid-phase synthesis of modified PNA. The azide was used as masked amine for the introduction of amide-linked functional groups, allowing the production of a library of compounds starting from a single modified monomer. The azide function was also exploited as reactive group for the modification of PNA in solution via azide-alkyne click cycloaddition.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Azides / chemistry
  • Base Sequence
  • Click Chemistry
  • Drug Design
  • Peptide Nucleic Acids / chemical synthesis*
  • Peptide Nucleic Acids / chemistry*
  • Peptide Nucleic Acids / genetics
  • Solutions
  • Thymine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Thymine / chemistry
  • Uracil / chemistry*

Substances

  • Azides
  • Peptide Nucleic Acids
  • Solutions
  • Uracil
  • Thymine