Selective enhancement of (6-4) photoproduct formation in dithymine dinucleotides driven by specific sugar puckering

Org Biomol Chem. 2024 Apr 17;22(15):3025-3034. doi: 10.1039/d4ob00279b.

Abstract

Four dinucleotide analogs of thymidylyl(3'-5')thymidine (TpT) have been designed and synthesized with a view to increase the selectivity, with respect to CPD, of efficient UV-induced (6-4) photoproduct formation. The deoxyribose residues of these analogs have been modified to increase north and south conformer populations at 5'- and 3'-ends, respectively. Dinucleotides whose 5'-end north population exceeds ca. 60% and whose 3'-end population is almost completely south display a three-fold selective enhancement in (6-4) adduct production when exposed to UV radiation, compared to TpT. These experimental results undoubtedly provide robust foundations for studying the singular ground-state proreactive species involved in the (6-4) photoproduct formation mechanism.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbohydrates* / chemistry
  • Dinucleoside Phosphates / chemistry
  • Photochemistry
  • Sugars*
  • Ultraviolet Rays

Substances

  • Sugars
  • Carbohydrates
  • Dinucleoside Phosphates