Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Boranophosphate DNA by an Oxazaphospholidine Approach and Evaluation of Its Properties

J Org Chem. 2019 Jun 21;84(12):7971-7983. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b00658. Epub 2019 Jun 6.

Abstract

In this paper, we describe the first stereocontrolled synthesis and properties of boranophosphate DNA (PB-DNA), which contains all of the four nucleobases longer than 10mer. Synthesis was accomplished via an oxazaphospholidine approach combined with acid-labile protecting groups on nucleobases. It was demonstrated that there were significant differences between all-( Rp)- and all-( Sp)-PB-DNA in terms of the duplex-formation ability, nuclease resistance, and ribonuclease H (RNase H) activity. In particular, all-( Sp)-PB-DNA was demonstrated to show a duplex-formation ability with RNA and RNase H activity, both of which are necessary for antisense-type nucleic acid therapeutics.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Boranes / chemistry*
  • Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic
  • DNA / chemical synthesis*
  • DNA / chemistry*
  • Phosphates / chemistry*
  • Ribonuclease H / metabolism
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Boranes
  • Phosphates
  • boranophosphate
  • DNA
  • Ribonuclease H