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Van Kerrebroeck R, Horsten T, Stevens CV. BROMIDE OXIDATION: A SAFE STRATEGY FOR ELECTROPHILIC BROMINATIONS. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202200310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ghent University: Universiteit Gent Green Chemistry and Technology BELGIUM
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Tungstate-Catalyzed Biomimetic Oxidative Halogenation of (Hetero)Arene under Mild Condition. iScience 2020; 23:101072. [PMID: 32371372 PMCID: PMC7201191 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Aryl halide (Br, Cl, I) is among the most important compounds in pharmaceutical industry, material science, and agrochemistry, broadly utilized in diverse transformations. Tremendous approaches have been established to prepare this scaffold; however, many of them suffer from atom economy, harsh condition, inability to be scaled up, or cost-unfriendly reagents and catalysts. Inspired by vanadium haloperoxidases herein we presented a biomimetic approach for halogenation (Br, Cl, I) of (hetero)arene catalyzed by tungstate under mild pH in a cost-efficient and environment- and operation-friendly manner. Broad substrates, diverse functional group tolerance, and good chemo- and regioselectivities were observed, even in late-stage halogenation of complex molecules. Moreover, this approach can be scaled up to over 100 g without time-consuming and costly column purification. Several drugs and key precursors for drugs bearing aryl halides (Br, Cl, I) have been conveniently prepared based on our approach. Tungstate-catalyzed halogenation of (hetero)arenes under mild condition Robust in 100-g-scale synthesis; good functional group tolerance Late-stage halogenation of complex molecules; good application in drug synthesis
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Kozak W, Demkowicz S, Daśko M, Rachon J, Rak J. Modifications at the C(5) position of pyrimidine nucleosides. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2020. [DOI: 10.1070/rcr4919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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This review summarizes the state of knowledge on the chemical methods of C(5)-modifications of uridine and cytidine derivatives and may serve as a useful tool for synthetic chemists to choose an appropriate reaction protocol. The synthesis of 5-substituted uracil derivatives is gaining an increasing interest because of their possible applications in medicine and pharmacy. Modifications at the C(5) position of pyrimidine nucleosides can enhance their biostability, bioavailability or(and) biological activity. Among the C(5)-modified nucleosides, 5-halopyrimidines exhibit anticancer, antiviral, radio- and photosensitizing properties. Besides 5-halo-substituted derivatives, there are other examples of nucleosides with confirmed biological activity containing a C–C bond at the C(5) position in the pyrimidine ring. In recent decades, scientists have achieved great progress in the field of cross-coupling reactions. Among them, nickel-catalyzed processes provide a broad spectrum of synthetic methods that are based on less toxic and cheaper starting materials. This review summarizes the synthetic approaches based on the coupling or halogenation reactions, which enable 5-substituted pyrimidine nucleosides to be obtained. Moreover, the importance of the systems considered for medicine and pharmacy is briefly discussed.
The bibliography includes 197 references.
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An N, Fleming AM, Rosecrans NC, Liao Y, Burrows CJ. Synthesis of Site-Specific Crown Ether Adducts to DNA Abasic Sites: 8-Oxo-7,8-Dihydro-2'-Deoxyguanosine and 2'-Deoxycytidine. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 1973:15-25. [PMID: 31016693 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9216-4_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Formation of adducts to DNA is of great benefit to DNA sequencing and damage detection technology and to enzymology. Here we describe the synthesis and characterization procedures of 18-crown-6 adducts formed to abasic (AP) sites, 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (OG), and 2'-deoxycytidine (C) residues in DNA oligodeoxynucleotides. These crown ether adducts were used as site-specific modifications to facilitate nanopore technology. The methods described can be readily expanded to attach other suitable primary amines of interest.
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- Na An
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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Brezesinski G, Schneck E. Investigating Ions at Amphiphilic Monolayers with X-ray Fluorescence. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:8531-8542. [PMID: 30835476 PMCID: PMC6727669 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b00191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2019] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Amphiphilic monolayers formed at the soft air/liquid interface are easy-to-handle and versatile model systems for material and life sciences. Helmuth Möhwald was one of the pioneers in this field. Over the last few decades, total-reflection X-ray fluorescence (TRXF) has become an important analytical tool for the investigation of monolayer interactions with ions. Here, the theoretical background of TRXF is described, and practical aspects are discussed. The experimentally determined fluorescence intensity from the adsorbed ions can be interpreted quantitatively either by a calibration procedure utilizing monolayers with known charge density or by calibration with respect to the bare aqueous surface. Both calibration approaches yield quantitatively consistent results within <10% accuracy. Some examples demonstrating the power of TRXF for the study of ion adsorption to charged and noncharged monolayers as well as for the characterization of the physicochemical properties of novel cationic lipids used for improved gene delivery are given.
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- Gerald Brezesinski
- Max Planck Institute of
Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of
Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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Rogers RA, Fleming AM, Burrows CJ. Unusual Isothermal Hysteresis in DNA i-Motif pH Transitions: A Study of the RAD17 Promoter Sequence. Biophys J 2019; 114:1804-1815. [PMID: 29694860 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We have interrogated the isothermal folding behavior of the DNA i-motif of the human telomere, dC19, and a high-stability i-motif-forming sequence in the promoter of the human DNA repair gene RAD17 using human physiological solution and temperature conditions. We developed a circular-dichroism-spectroscopy-based pH titration method that is followed by analysis of titration curves in the derivative domain and found that the observed pH-dependent folding behavior can be significantly different and, in some cases, multiphasic, with a dependence on how rapidly i-motif folding is induced. Interestingly, the human telomere sequence exhibits unusual isothermal hysteresis in which the unfolding process always occurs at a higher pH than the folding process. For the RAD17 i-motif, rapid folding by injection into a low-pH solution results in triphasic unfolding behavior that is completely diminished when samples are slowly folded in a stepwise manner via pH titration. Chemical footprinting of the RAD17 sequence and pH titrations of dT-substituted mutants of the RAD17 sequence were used to develop a model of RAD17 folding and unfolding. These results may provide valuable information pertinent to i-motif use in sensors and materials, as well as insight into the potential biological activity of i-motif-forming sequences under stepwise or instantaneous changes in pH.
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- R Aaron Rogers
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Olsen KL, Jensen MR, MacKay JA. A mild halogenation of pyrazoles using sodium halide salts and Oxone. Tetrahedron Lett 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kaiser CE, Van Ert NA, Agrawal P, Chawla R, Yang D, Hurley LH. Insight into the Complexity of the i-Motif and G-Quadruplex DNA Structures Formed in the KRAS Promoter and Subsequent Drug-Induced Gene Repression. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:8522-8536. [PMID: 28570076 PMCID: PMC5978000 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b02046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Activating KRAS mutations frequently occur in pancreatic, colorectal, and lung adenocarcinomas. While many attempts have been made to target oncogenic KRAS, no clinically useful therapies currently exist. Most efforts to target KRAS have focused on inhibiting the mutant protein; a less explored approach involves targeting KRAS at the transcriptional level. The promoter element of the KRAS gene contains a GC-rich nuclease hypersensitive site with three potential DNA secondary structure-forming regions. These are referred to as the Near-, Mid-, and Far-regions, on the basis of their proximity to the transcription start site. As a result of transcription-induced negative superhelicity, these regions can open up to form unique DNA secondary structures: G-quadruplexes on the G-rich strand and i-motifs on the C-rich strand. While the G-quadruplexes have been well characterized, the i-motifs have not been investigated as thoroughly. Here we show that the i-motif that forms in the C-rich Mid-region is the most stable and exists in a dynamic equilibrium with a hybrid i-motif/hairpin species and an unfolded hairpin species. The transcription factor heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K (hnRNP K) was found to bind selectively to the i-motif species and to positively modulate KRAS transcription. Additionally, we identified a benzophenanthridine alkaloid that dissipates the hairpin species and destabilizes the interaction of hnRNP K with the Mid-region i-motif. This same compound stabilizes the three existing KRAS G-quadruplexes. The combined effect of the compound on the Mid-region i-motif and the G-quadruplexes leads to downregulation of KRAS gene expression. This dual i-motif/G-quadruplex-interactive compound presents a new mechanism to modulate gene expression.
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- Christine E. Kaiser
- College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
- University of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724, United States
- BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
- University of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724, United States
- BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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Maity J, Srivastava S, Sanghvi YS, Prasad AK, Stromberg R. Facile Access to Bromonucleosides Using Sodium Monobromoisocyanurate (SMBI). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 68:1.39.1-1.39.9. [PMID: 28252180 DOI: 10.1002/cpnc.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Bromonucleosides constitute a significant class of molecules and are well known for their biological activity. 5-Bromouridine, 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine, 5-bromouridine-5'-triphosphate, and nucleotides containing 5-bromouridine have been tested and used for numerous biological studies. 8-Bromopurine nucleosides have been used as essential precursors for the synthesis of nucleosides with fluorescent properties. This unit describes protocols for the synthesis of bromonucleosides using sodium monobromoisocyanurate (SMBI) in a straightforward way. Reactions are carried out at room temperature, and aqueous solvent mixtures are used to dissolve the nucleosides. Sodium azide is used as catalyst for the bromination of pyrimidine nucleosides, and no catalyst is necessary for the bromination of purine nucleosides. Unprotected 2'-deoxy pyrimidine and 2'-deoxy purine nucleosides are treated with SMBI to afford C-5 bromo pyrimidine and C-8 bromo purine nucleosides, respectively. This methodology has been found to be efficient for the synthesis of bromonucleosides on gram scale with consistently high yields. © 2017 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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- Jyotirmoy Maity
- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Novum, Sweden.,Bioorganic Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Bioorganic Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Bioorganic Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Novum, Sweden
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Campbell ML, Rackley SA, Giambalvo LN, Whitehead DC. Vanadium (V) oxide mediated bromolactonization of alkenoic acids. Tetrahedron 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2015.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Bromolactonization of alkenoic acids mediated by V2O5 via bromide to bromenium in situ oxidation. Tetrahedron Lett 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.08.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Maity J, Stromberg R. An efficient and facile methodology for bromination of pyrimidine and purine nucleosides with sodium monobromoisocyanurate (SMBI). Molecules 2013; 18:12740-50. [PMID: 24132197 PMCID: PMC6269699 DOI: 10.3390/molecules181012740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2013] [Revised: 10/02/2013] [Accepted: 10/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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An efficient and facile strategy has been developed for bromination of nucleosides using sodium monobromoisocyanurate (SMBI). Our methodology demonstrates bromination at the C-5 position of pyrimidine nucleosides and the C-8 position of purine nucleosides. Unprotected and also several protected nucleosides were brominated in moderate to high yields following this procedure.
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- Jyotirmoy Maity
- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (J.M.); (R.S.); Tel.: +46-8-5248-1024 (R.S.); Fax: +46-8-5248-1034 (R.S.)
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- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (J.M.); (R.S.); Tel.: +46-8-5248-1024 (R.S.); Fax: +46-8-5248-1034 (R.S.)
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Hussain H, Green IR, Ahmed I. Journey describing applications of oxone in synthetic chemistry. Chem Rev 2013; 113:3329-71. [PMID: 23451713 DOI: 10.1021/cr3004373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Hidayat Hussain
- Department of Chemistry, University of Paderborn, Warburger Strasse 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany.
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Rayala R, Wnuk SF. Bromination at C-5 of Pyrimidine and C-8 of Purine Nucleosides with 1,3-Dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin. Tetrahedron Lett 2012; 53:3333-3336. [PMID: 22773864 PMCID: PMC3389796 DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.04.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Treatment of the protected and unprotected nucleosides with 1,3-dibromo-5,5- dimethylhydantoin in aprotic solvents such as CH(2)Cl(2), CH(3)CN, or DMF effected smooth bromination of uridine and cytidine derivatives at C-5 of pyrimidine rings as well as adenosine and guanosine derivatives at C-8 of purine rings. Addition of Lewis acids such as trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate enhanced efficiency of bromination.
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- Ramanjaneyulu Rayala
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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Koo BS, Lee CK, Lee KJ. OXIDATION OF BENZYL ALCOHOLS WITH OXONE® AND SODIUM BROMIDE. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2011. [DOI: 10.1081/scc-120005418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Bon-Suk Koo
- a Department of Industrial Chemistry , Hanyang University , Seoul , 133-791 , Korea
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- a Department of Industrial Chemistry , Hanyang University , Seoul , 133-791 , Korea
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- b Department of Industrial Chemistry , Hanyang University , Seoul , 133-791 , Korea
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Shapovalov VL, Dittrich M, Konovalov OV, Brezesinski G. Use of total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TRXF) for the quantification of DNA binding to lipid monolayers at the air-water interface. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:14766-14773. [PMID: 20799702 DOI: 10.1021/la102472u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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To use the TRXF technique for the quantification of DNA binding to monolayers at the air-water interface, DNA from salmon testes was labeled by covalently bound bromine. For this purpose, an analytical procedure for the quantification of bromine in labeled DNA with a detection limit of 10-20 μg was developed. It was found that the pH of the solution has a strong influence on the yield of brominated DNA (BrDNA) when Br(2) is used as a reagent. Much higher degrees of bromination can be achieved at pH 5 than at pH 7. A degree of bromination above a threshold of 2 to 3% (bromine per base) leads to the cross linking of BrDNA with the formation of an insoluble gel during the precipitation procedure. Finally, a reaction scheme with N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) that avoids precipitation has been established. Succinimide and some bromide ions remain in the solution as byproducts. However, these bromide ions are not competitive with BrDNA for binding at positively charged monolayers. Therefore, a new method for binding studies of model DNA to Langmuir monolayers at the air-water interface has been established. An important result of these studies is the finding that higher salt concentrations (representing physiological conditions) lead to an increased amount of adsorbed DNA. This can be explained by the decrease in the effective charge of the DNA molecules with decreasing Debye screening length.
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Tamhankar BV, Desai UV, Mane RB, Wadgaonkar PP, Bedekar AV. A SIMPLE AND PRACTICAL HALOGENATION OF ACTIVATED ARENES USING POTASSIUM HALIDE AND OXONE® IN WATER-ACETONITRILE MEDIUM. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2006. [DOI: 10.1081/scc-100104419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- B. V. Tamhankar
- a Department of Chemistry , Shivaji University , Kolhapur , 416004 , India
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- b Department of Chemistry , Shivaji University , Kolhapur , 416004 , India
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- a Department of Chemistry , Shivaji University , Kolhapur , 416004 , India
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Koo BS, Kim EH, Lee KJ. BROMODECARBONYLATION AND BROMODECARBOXYLATION OF ELECTRON-RICH BENZALDEHYDES AND BENZOIC ACIDS WITH OXONE® AND SODIUM BROMIDE. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2006. [DOI: 10.1081/scc-120005997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Kim EH, Koo BS, Song CE, Lee KJ. HALOGENATION OF AROMATIC METHYL KETONES USING OXONE® AND SODIUM HALIDE. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2006. [DOI: 10.1081/scc-100107011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Simple and regioselective oxyiodination of aromatic compounds with ammonium iodide and Oxone®. Tetrahedron Lett 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Rokita SE. Chemical reagents for investigating the major groove of DNA. CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN NUCLEIC ACID CHEMISTRY 2001; Chapter 6:Unit 6.6. [PMID: 18428867 DOI: 10.1002/0471142700.nc0606s05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Chemical modification provides an inexpensive and rapid method for characterizing the structure of DNA and its association with drugs and proteins. Numerous conformation-specific probes are available, but most investigations rely on only the most common and readily available of these. The major groove of DNA is typically characterized by reaction with dimethyl sulfate, diethyl pyrocarbonate, potassium permanganate, osmium tetroxide, and, quite recently, bromide with monoperoxysulfate. This commentary discusses the specificity of these reagents and their applications in protection, interference, and missing contact experiments.
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- S E Rokita
- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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