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Synthesis of O(6)-alkylated preQ(1) derivatives

A naturally occurring riboswitch can utilize 7-aminomethyl-O(6)-methyl-7-deazaguanine (m(6)preQ(1)) as cofactor for methyl group transfer resulting in cytosine methylation. This recently discovered riboswitch-ribozyme activity opens new avenues for the development of RNA labeling tools based on tail...

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Autores principales: Flemmich, Laurin, Moreno, Sarah, Micura, Ronald
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Beilstein-Institut 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8450960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34621392
http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.17.147
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description A naturally occurring riboswitch can utilize 7-aminomethyl-O(6)-methyl-7-deazaguanine (m(6)preQ(1)) as cofactor for methyl group transfer resulting in cytosine methylation. This recently discovered riboswitch-ribozyme activity opens new avenues for the development of RNA labeling tools based on tailored O(6)-alkylated preQ(1) derivatives. Here, we report a robust synthesis for this class of pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines starting from readily accessible N(2)-pivaloyl-protected 6-chloro-7-cyano-7-deazaguanine. Substitution of the 6-chloro atom with the alcoholate of interest proceeds straightforward. The transformation of the 7-cyano substituent into the required aminomethyl group turned out to be challenging and was solved by a hydration reaction sequence on a well-soluble dimethoxytritylated precursor via in situ oxime formation. The synthetic path now provides a solid foundation to access O(6)-alkylated 7-aminomethyl-7-deazaguanines for the development of RNA labeling tools based on the preQ(1) class-I riboswitch scaffold.
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spelling pubmed-84509602021-10-06 Synthesis of O(6)-alkylated preQ(1) derivatives Flemmich, Laurin Moreno, Sarah Micura, Ronald Beilstein J Org Chem Full Research Paper A naturally occurring riboswitch can utilize 7-aminomethyl-O(6)-methyl-7-deazaguanine (m(6)preQ(1)) as cofactor for methyl group transfer resulting in cytosine methylation. This recently discovered riboswitch-ribozyme activity opens new avenues for the development of RNA labeling tools based on tailored O(6)-alkylated preQ(1) derivatives. Here, we report a robust synthesis for this class of pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines starting from readily accessible N(2)-pivaloyl-protected 6-chloro-7-cyano-7-deazaguanine. Substitution of the 6-chloro atom with the alcoholate of interest proceeds straightforward. The transformation of the 7-cyano substituent into the required aminomethyl group turned out to be challenging and was solved by a hydration reaction sequence on a well-soluble dimethoxytritylated precursor via in situ oxime formation. The synthetic path now provides a solid foundation to access O(6)-alkylated 7-aminomethyl-7-deazaguanines for the development of RNA labeling tools based on the preQ(1) class-I riboswitch scaffold. Beilstein-Institut 2021-09-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8450960/ /pubmed/34621392 http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.17.147 Text en Copyright © 2021, Flemmich et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/terms/termsThis is an Open Access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ). Please note that the reuse, redistribution and reproduction in particular requires that the author(s) and source are credited and that individual graphics may be subject to special legal provisions. The license is subject to the Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry terms and conditions: (https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/terms/terms)
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Synthesis of O(6)-alkylated preQ(1) derivatives
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title_full Synthesis of O(6)-alkylated preQ(1) derivatives
title_fullStr Synthesis of O(6)-alkylated preQ(1) derivatives
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis of O(6)-alkylated preQ(1) derivatives
title_short Synthesis of O(6)-alkylated preQ(1) derivatives
title_sort synthesis of o(6)-alkylated preq(1) derivatives
topic Full Research Paper
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8450960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34621392
http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.17.147
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