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Duchamp E, Vasquez G, Firoozi N, Freestone GC, Oestergaard M, Seth PP, Hanessian S. Towards combining backbone and sugar constraint in 3'-3' bis-phosphonate tethered 2'-4' bridged LNA oligonucleotide trimers. RSC Adv 2024; 14:23583-23591. [PMID: 39070250 PMCID: PMC11276400 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra04277h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024] Open
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Therapeutic oligonucleotides are chemically modified to enhance their drug-like properties - including binding affinity for target RNA. Many nucleic acid analogs that enhance RNA binding affinity constrain the furanose sugar in an RNA-like sugar pucker. The improvements in binding affinity result primarily from increased off-rates with minimal effects on on-rates for hybridization. To identify alternate chemical modification strategies that can modulate on- and off-rates for oligonucleotide hybridization, we hypothesized that extending conformational restraint across multiple nucleotides could modulate hybridization kinetics by restricting rotational freedom of the sugar-phosphate backbone. As part of that effort, we recently reported that using hydrocarbon tethers to bridge adjacent phosphodiester linkages as phosphonate tethered bridges can pre-organize nucleic acids in conformations conducive for Watson-Crick base-pairing and modulate hybridization kinetics. In this report, we describe the synthesis of locked nucleic acid (LNA) trimers linked through alkylphosphonate tethers which restrict conformation of the furanose sugar in addition to restricting conformational mobility of the sugar-phosphate backbone across three nucleotide units.
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- Edouard Duchamp
- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal Québec H3C 3J7 Canada
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals Carlsbad CA 92010 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal Québec H3C 3J7 Canada
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals Carlsbad CA 92010 USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals Carlsbad CA 92010 USA
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- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 675 West Kendall St Cambridge MA 0214 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal Québec H3C 3J7 Canada
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California Irvine CA 92697 USA
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Imamoto T. P-Stereogenic Phosphorus Ligands in Asymmetric Catalysis. Chem Rev 2024; 124:8657-8739. [PMID: 38954764 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Chiral phosphorus ligands play a crucial role in asymmetric catalysis for the efficient synthesis of useful optically active compounds. They are largely categorized into two classes: backbone chirality ligands and P-stereogenic phosphorus ligands. Most of the reported ligands belong to the former class. Privileged ones such as BINAP and DuPhos are frequently employed in a wide range of catalytic asymmetric transformations. In contrast, the latter class of P-stereogenic phosphorus ligands has remained a small family for many years mainly because of their synthetic difficulty. The late 1990s saw the emergence of novel P-stereogenic phosphorus ligands with their superior enantioinduction ability in Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation reactions. Since then, numerous P-stereogenic phosphorus ligands have been synthesized and used in catalytic asymmetric reactions. This Review summarizes P-stereogenic phosphorus ligands reported thus far, including their stereochemical and electronic properties that afford high to excellent enantioselectivities. Examples of reactions that use this class of ligands are described together with their applications in the construction of key intermediates for the synthesis of optically active natural products and therapeutic agents. The literature covered dates back to 1968 up until December 2023, centering on studies published in the late 1990s and later years.
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- Tsuneo Imamoto
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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Hanessian S. My 50-Plus Years of Academic Research Collaborations with Industry. A Retrospective. J Org Chem 2024; 89:9147-9186. [PMID: 38865159 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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A retrospective is presented highlighting the synthesis of selected "first-in-kind" natural products, their synthetic analogues, structure elucidations, and rationally designed bioactive synthetic compounds that were accomplished because of collaborations with past and present pharmaceutical and agrochemical companies. Medicinal chemistry projects involving structure-based design exploiting cocrystal structures of small molecules with biologically relevant enzymes, receptors, and bacterial ribosomes with synthetic small molecules leading to marketed products, clinical candidates, and novel drug prototypes were realized in collaboration. Personal reflections, historical insights, behind the scenes stories from various long-term projects are shared in this retrospective article.
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- Stephen Hanessian
- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, California 91266, United States
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Novikova D, Sagaidak A, Vorona S, Tribulovich V. A Visual Compendium of Principal Modifications within the Nucleic Acid Sugar Phosphate Backbone. Molecules 2024; 29:3025. [PMID: 38998973 PMCID: PMC11243533 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29133025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 06/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
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Nucleic acid chemistry is a huge research area that has received new impetus due to the recent explosive success of oligonucleotide therapy. In order for an oligonucleotide to become clinically effective, its monomeric parts are subjected to modifications. Although a large number of redesigned natural nucleic acids have been proposed in recent years, the vast majority of them are combinations of simple modifications proposed over the past 50 years. This review is devoted to the main modifications of the sugar phosphate backbone of natural nucleic acids known to date. Here, we propose a systematization of existing knowledge about modifications of nucleic acid monomers and an acceptable classification from the point of view of chemical logic. The visual representation is intended to inspire researchers to create a new type of modification or an original combination of known modifications that will produce unique oligonucleotides with valuable characteristics.
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- Daria Novikova
- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, St. Petersburg State Institute of Technology, St. Petersburg 190013, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, St. Petersburg State Institute of Technology, St. Petersburg 190013, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, St. Petersburg State Institute of Technology, St. Petersburg 190013, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, St. Petersburg State Institute of Technology, St. Petersburg 190013, Russia
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Saito Y, Cho SM, Danieli LA, Matsunaga A, Kobayashi S. A highly efficient catalytic method for the synthesis of phosphite diesters. Chem Sci 2024; 15:8190-8196. [PMID: 38817565 PMCID: PMC11134407 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01401d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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In contrast to conventional methods that rely on stoichiometric activation of phosphonylating reagents, we have developed a highly efficient catalytic method for the synthesis of phosphite diesters using a readily available phosphonylation reagent and alcohols with environmentally benign Zn(ii) catalysts. Two alcohols could be introduced consecutively on the P center with release of trifluoroethanol as the sole byproduct, without any additive, under mild conditions. The products could be oxidized smoothly to access phosphate triesters. A range of alcohols, including sterically demanding and highly functionalized alcohols such as carbohydrates and nucleosides, can be applied in this reaction.
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- Yuki Saito
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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Formica M, Ferko B, Marsh T, Davidson TA, Yamazaki K, Dixon DJ. Second Generation Catalytic Enantioselective Nucleophilic Desymmetrization at Phosphorus (V): Improved Generality, Efficiency and Modularity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202400673. [PMID: 38381534 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202400673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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A broadly improved second generation catalytic two-phase strategy for the enantioselective synthesis of stereogenic at phosphorus (V) compounds is described. This protocol, consisting of a bifunctional iminophosphorane (BIMP) catalyzed nucleophilic desymmetrization of prochiral, bench stable P(V) precursors and subsequent enantiospecific substitution allows for divergent access to a wide range of C-, N-, O- and S- substituted P(V) containing compounds from a handful of enantioenriched intermediates. A new ureidopeptide BIMP catalyst/thiaziolidinone leaving group combination allowed for a far wider substrate scope and increased reaction efficiency and practicality over previously established protocols. The resulting enantioenriched intermediates could then be transformed into an even greater range of distinct classes of P(V) compounds by displacement of the remaining leaving group as well as allowing for even further diversification downstream. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to pinpoint the origin of enantioselectivity for the BIMP-catalyzed desymmetrization, to rationalize how a superior catalyst/leaving group combination leads to increased generality in our second-generation catalytic system, as well as shed light onto observed stereochemical retention and inversion pathways when performing late-stage enantiospecific SN2@P reactions with Grignard reagents.
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- Michele Formica
- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, OX1 3TA, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, OX1 3TA, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, OX1 3TA, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, OX1 3TA, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Okayama University, Tsushimanaka, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, OX1 3TA, Oxford, UK
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Obexer R, Nassir M, Moody ER, Baran PS, Lovelock SL. Modern approaches to therapeutic oligonucleotide manufacturing. Science 2024; 384:eadl4015. [PMID: 38603508 DOI: 10.1126/science.adl4015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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Therapeutic oligonucleotides are a powerful drug modality with the potential to treat many diseases. The rapidly growing number of therapies that have been approved and that are in advanced clinical trials will place unprecedented demands on our capacity to manufacture oligonucleotides at scale. Existing methods based on solid-phase phosphoramidite chemistry are limited by their scalability and sustainability, and new approaches are urgently needed to deliver the multiton quantities of oligonucleotides that are required for therapeutic applications. The chemistry community has risen to the challenge by rethinking strategies for oligonucleotide production. Advances in chemical synthesis, biocatalysis, and process engineering technologies are leading to increasingly efficient and selective routes to oligonucleotide sequences. We review these developments, along with remaining challenges and opportunities for innovations that will allow the sustainable manufacture of diverse oligonucleotide products.
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- R Obexer
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Sun S, Homer JA, Smedley CJ, Cheng QQ, Sharpless KB, Moses JE. Phosphorus fluoride exchange: Multidimensional catalytic click chemistry from phosphorus connective hubs. Chem 2023; 9:2128-2143. [PMID: 38882554 PMCID: PMC11172371 DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2023.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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Phosphorus Fluoride Exchange (PFEx) represents a cutting-edge advancement in catalytic click-reaction technology. Drawing inspiration from Nature's phosphate connectors, PFEx facilitates the reliable coupling of P(V)-F loaded hubs with aryl alcohols, alkyl alcohols, and amines to produce stable, multidimensional P(V)-O and P(V)-N linked products. The rate of P-F exchange is significantly enhanced by Lewis amine base catalysis, such as 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (TBD). PFEx substrates containing multiple P-F bonds are capable of selective, serial exchange reactions via judicious catalyst selection. In fewer than four synthetic steps, controlled projections can be deliberately incorporated along three of the four tetrahedral axes departing from the P(V) central hub, thus taking full advantage of the potential for generating three-dimensional diversity. Furthermore, late-stage functionalization of drugs and drug fragments can be achieved with the polyvalent PFEx hub, hexafluorocyclotriphosphazene (HFP), as has been demonstrated in prior research.
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- Shoujun Sun
- Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
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- Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
- These authors contributed equally
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- La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
- These authors contributed equally
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
- Lead contact
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Nassir M, Ociepa M, Zhang HJ, Grant LN, Simmons BJ, Oderinde MS, Kawamata Y, Cauley AN, Schmidt MA, Eastgate MD, Baran PS. Stereocontrolled Radical Thiophosphorylation. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37399078 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c05655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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The first practical, fully stereoselective P(V)-radical hydrophosphorylation is presented herein by using simple, limonene-derived reagent systems. A set of reagents have been developed that upon radical initiation react smoothly with olefins and other radical acceptors to generate P-chiral products, which can be further diversified (with conventional 2e- chemistry) to a range of underexplored bioisosteric building blocks. The reactions have a wide scope with excellent chemoselectivity, and the unexpected stereochemical outcome has been supported computationally and experimentally. Initial ADME studies are suggestive of the promising properties of this rarely explored chemical space.
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- Molhm Nassir
- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Small Molecule Drug Discovery, Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey 08543, United States
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- Small Molecule Drug Discovery, Bristol Myers Squibb, 10300 Campus Point Drive, Suite 100, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Small Molecule Drug Discovery, Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey 08543, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Small Molecule Drug Discovery, Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey 08543, United States
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- Chemical Process Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, One Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- Chemical Process Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, One Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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Zhang Y, Zhao P, Sun S, Wu Q, Shi E, Xiao J. Universal and divergent P-stereogenic building with camphor-derived 2,3-diols. Commun Chem 2023; 6:133. [PMID: 37369718 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-023-00935-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The access to P-stereogenic motifs has always been considered a very challenging and high attractive mission in modern organic synthesis. While several chiral auxiliaries employed by the practical Jugé-Stephan-like methodology have been developed, new type of readily accessible bifunctional ligands toward P-stereogenic building still remain much desirable. Herein, we present a powerful chiral template, camphor-derived 2,3-diols named CAMDOL, which were designed and synthesized from the commercially cheap camphorquinone in high yields at 50 grams scale with a column-free purification. Diverse P(III)-chiral compounds and their borane forms including phosphinous acids, phosphinites, and phosphines, as well as the corresponding P(V)-chiral compounds including phosphinates, phosphine oxides, phosphinothioates, phosphine sulfides, and secondary phosphine oxides were afforded in high yields and ee values through the optimal 2,3-diphenyl CAMDOL platform. An unusual C3-OP bond cleavage following the first P-OC2 bond breaking was observed during the ring-opening process when quenching by NH4Cl solution, which generates a unique but valuable camphor-epoxide scaffold as by-product.
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- Yulong Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, China.
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Moody ER, Obexer R, Nickl F, Spiess R, Lovelock SL. An enzyme cascade enables production of therapeutic oligonucleotides in a single operation. Science 2023; 380:1150-1154. [PMID: 37319201 DOI: 10.1126/science.add5892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Therapeutic oligonucleotides have emerged as a powerful drug modality with the potential to treat a wide range of diseases; however, the rising number of therapies poses a manufacturing challenge. Existing synthetic methods use stepwise extension of sequences immobilized on solid supports and are limited by their scalability and sustainability. We report a biocatalytic approach to efficiently produce oligonucleotides in a single operation where polymerases and endonucleases work in synergy to amplify complementary sequences embedded within catalytic self-priming templates. This approach uses unprotected building blocks and aqueous conditions. We demonstrate the versatility of this methodology through the synthesis of clinically relevant oligonucleotide sequences containing diverse modifications.
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- E R Moody
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Wéry J, Beckers I, De Vos DE. Isopropenyl phosphate as an atom efficient reagent for phosphorylation of alcohols with catalytic base. RSC Adv 2023; 13:14350-14354. [PMID: 37180006 PMCID: PMC10170494 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra02293e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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The atom efficient transesterification of phosphate esters with catalytic base was investigated using an isopropenyl leaving group, generating acetone as the only by-product. The reaction proceeds in good yields at room temperature, with excellent chemoselectivity towards primary alcohols. Mechanistic insights were obtained by obtaining kinetic data using in operando NMR-spectroscopy.
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- Jens Wéry
- cMACS, KU Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200F Leuven 3001 Belgium
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- cMACS, KU Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200F Leuven 3001 Belgium
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- cMACS, KU Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200F Leuven 3001 Belgium
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Formica M, Rogova T, Shi H, Sahara N, Ferko B, Farley AJM, Christensen KE, Duarte F, Yamazaki K, Dixon DJ. Catalytic enantioselective nucleophilic desymmetrization of phosphonate esters. Nat Chem 2023; 15:714-721. [PMID: 37127757 PMCID: PMC10159838 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01165-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Molecules that contain a stereogenic phosphorus atom are crucial to medicine, agrochemistry and catalysis. While methods are available for the selective construction of various chiral organophosphorus compounds, catalytic enantioselective approaches for their synthesis are far less common. Given the vastness of possible substituent combinations around a phosphorus atom, protocols for their preparation should also be divergent, providing facile access not only to one but to many classes of phosphorus compounds. Here we introduce a catalytic and enantioselective strategy for the preparation of an enantioenriched phosphorus(V) centre that can be diversified enantiospecifically to a wide range of biologically relevant phosphorus(V) compounds. The process, which involves an enantioselective nucleophilic substitution catalysed by a superbasic bifunctional iminophosphorane catalyst, can accommodate a wide range of carbon substituents at phosphorus. The resulting stable, yet versatile, synthetic intermediates can be combined with a multitude of medicinally relevant O-, N- and S-based nucleophiles.
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- Michele Formica
- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Rajasekaran T, Freestone GC, Galindo-Murillo R, Lugato B, Gaus H, Migawa MT, Swayze EE, Cheatham TE, Seth PP, Hanessian S. Systematic Investigation of Tether Length and Phosphorus Configuration in Backbone Constrained Macrocyclic Nucleic Acids to Modulate Binding Kinetics for RNA. J Org Chem 2023; 88:3599-3614. [PMID: 36857642 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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We recently described a chemical strategy to pre-organize a trinucleotide subunit in a conformation suitable for Watson-Crick base pairing for modulating the binding kinetics of single-stranded oligonucleotides (ONs) using bis-phosphonate esters bridging hydrocarbon tethers to provide 11- and 15-membered macrocyclic analogues. In this manuscript, we describe the synthesis of all eight P-stereoisomers of macrocyclic 12-, 13-, 14-, and 16-membered hydrocarbon-bridged nucleotide trimers, their incorporation into ONs, and biophysical characterization of the modified ONs. The size of the macrocyclic tether and configuration at phosphorus had profound effects on hybridization kinetics. ONs containing 12- and 13-membered rings exhibited faster on-rates (up to 5-fold) and off-rates (up to 161-fold). In contrast, ONs using the larger ring size macrocycles generally exhibited smaller changes in binding kinetics relative to unmodified DNA. Interestingly, several of the analogues retained significant binding affinity for RNA based on their dissociation constants, despite being modestly destabilizing in the thermal denaturation experiments, highlighting the potential utility of measuring dissociation constants versus duplex thermal stability when evaluating novel nucleic acid analogues. Overall, our results provide additional insights into the ability of backbone-constrained macrocyclic nucleic acid analogues to modulate hybridization kinetics of modified ONs with RNA.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, California 92010, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, California 92010, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, California 92010, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, California 92010, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, California 92010, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, 2000 East 30 South Skaggs 201, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, California 92010, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada.,Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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The discovery of cGAMP in 2012 filled an important gap in our understanding of innate immune signaling. It has been known for over a century that DNA can induce immune responses, but the underlying mechanism was not clear. With the identification of STING as a key player in interferon induction, the DNA detector that activates STING was the last missing link in TBK1-IRF3 signaling. Somewhat unexpectedly, it turns out that nature relays the DNA danger signal through a small molecule. cGAMP is a cyclic dinucleotide produced from cyclodimerization of ATP and GTP upon detection of cytosolic DNA by cGAS, a previously uncharacterized protein, to promote the assembly of the STING signalosome. This article covers a personal account of the discovery of cGAMP, a short history of the relevant nucleotide chemistry, and a summary of the latest development in this field of research in chemistry. It is the author's hope that, with a historic perspective, the readers can better appreciate the synergy between chemistry and biology in drug development.
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- Chuo Chen
- Department of Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9038, USA
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Van Giesen KJ, Thompson MJ, Meng Q, Lovelock SL. Biocatalytic Synthesis of Antiviral Nucleosides, Cyclic Dinucleotides, and Oligonucleotide Therapies. JACS AU 2023; 3:13-24. [PMID: 36711092 PMCID: PMC9875237 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.2c00481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Nucleosides, nucleotides, and oligonucleotides modulate diverse cellular processes ranging from protein production to cell signaling. It is therefore unsurprising that synthetic analogues of nucleosides and their derivatives have emerged as a versatile class of drug molecules for the treatment of a wide range of disease areas. Despite their great therapeutic potential, the dense arrangements of functional groups and stereogenic centers present in nucleic acid analogues pose a considerable synthetic challenge, especially in the context of large-scale manufacturing. Commonly employed synthetic methods rely on extensive protecting group manipulations, which compromise step-economy and result in high process mass intensities. Biocatalytic approaches have the potential to address these limitations, enabling the development of more streamlined, selective, and sustainable synthetic routes. Here we review recent achievements in the biocatalytic manufacturing of nucleosides and cyclic dinucleotides along with progress in developing enzymatic strategies to produce oligonucleotide therapies. We also highlight opportunities for innovations that are needed to facilitate widespread adoption of these biocatalytic methods across the pharmaceutical industry.
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology,
School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
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Yang J, Fan L, Chen C, Wang M, Sun B, Wang S, Zhong H, Zhou Y. Ni-catalyzed C-F activation to construct C-P bond with P-P(O) and P(O)OR mediation. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:494-498. [PMID: 36516063 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob02047e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Here we developed an efficient Ni-catalyzed C-F bond phosphorylation of aryl fluorides via the crucial intermediates of P-P(O) and P(O)OR. P-P(O) mediated organophosphorus generation is observed for active aryl fluorides, whereas inactive aryl fluorides can also be activated and phosphorylated via a P(O)OR-mediated pathway, which is barely reported yet. Facile scale-up to the gram level and the upgrading of the bioactive molecule make this protocol to have promising applications in synthetic chemistry.
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- Jia Yang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Efficient and Clean Utilization of Manganese Resources, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Efficient and Clean Utilization of Manganese Resources, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Efficient and Clean Utilization of Manganese Resources, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Efficient and Clean Utilization of Manganese Resources, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Efficient and Clean Utilization of Manganese Resources, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Efficient and Clean Utilization of Manganese Resources, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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Nowak-Król A, Dydio P. The 55 th Bürgenstock Conference under the Banner of Sustainability. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202214722. [PMID: 36477955 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Agnieszka Nowak-Król
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS UMR 7006, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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Nowak‐Król A, Dydio P. The 55
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Bürgenstock Conference under the Banner of Sustainability**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202214722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Agnieszka Nowak‐Król
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- University of Strasbourg CNRS ISIS UMR 7006 8 allée Gaspard Monge 67000 Strasbourg France
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Deng X, Wang Y, Liu JB, Wan C, Luo N. Synthesis of N-methoxy-1‑phosphoryloxy imidates through a copper-catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative coupling of N-methoxylamides with phosphites. Tetrahedron Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2022.154049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Forbes KC, Jacobsen EN. Enantioselective hydrogen-bond-donor catalysis to access diverse stereogenic-at-P(V) compounds. Science 2022; 376:1230-1236. [PMID: 35679409 PMCID: PMC9427129 DOI: 10.1126/science.abp8488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The stereoselective synthesis of molecules bearing stereogenic phosphorus(V) centers represents an enduring challenge in organic chemistry. Although stereospecific nucleophilic substitution at P(V) provides a general strategy for elaborating optically active P(V) compounds, existing methods for accessing the requisite chiral building blocks rely almost entirely on diastereocontrol using chiral auxiliaries. Catalytic, enantioselective methods for the synthesis of synthetically versatile stereogenic P(V) building blocks offer an alternative approach to stereogenic-at-P(V) targets without requiring stoichiometric quantities of chiral control elements. Here, we report an enantioselective hydrogen-bond-donor-catalyzed synthesis of aryl chlorophosphonamidates and the development of these products as versatile chiral P(V) building blocks. We demonstrate that the two leaving groups on these chlorophosphonamidates can be displaced sequentially and stereospecifically to access a wide variety of stereogenic-at-P(V) compounds featuring diverse substitution patterns.
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- Katherine C. Forbes
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University; Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University; Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Benkovics T, Peng F, Phillips EM, An C, Bade RS, Chung CK, Dance ZEX, Fier PS, Forstater JH, Liu Z, Liu Z, Maligres PE, Marshall NM, Salehi Marzijarani N, McIntosh JA, Miller SP, Moore JC, Neel AJ, Obligacion JV, Pan W, Pirnot MT, Poirier M, Reibarkh M, Sherry BD, Song ZJ, Tan L, Turnbull BWH, Verma D, Waldman JH, Wang L, Wang T, Winston MS, Xu F. Diverse Catalytic Reactions for the Stereoselective Synthesis of Cyclic Dinucleotide MK-1454. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:5855-5863. [PMID: 35333525 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c12106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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As practitioners of organic chemistry strive to deliver efficient syntheses of the most complex natural products and drug candidates, further innovations in synthetic strategies are required to facilitate their efficient construction. These aspirational breakthroughs often go hand-in-hand with considerable reductions in cost and environmental impact. Enzyme-catalyzed reactions have become an impressive and necessary tool that offers benefits such as increased selectivity and waste limitation. These benefits are amplified when enzymatic processes are conducted in a cascade in combination with novel bond-forming strategies. In this article, we report a highly diastereoselective synthesis of MK-1454, a potent agonist of the stimulator of interferon gene (STING) signaling pathway. The synthesis begins with the asymmetric construction of two fluoride-bearing deoxynucleotides. The routes were designed for maximum convergency and selectivity, relying on the same benign electrophilic fluorinating reagent. From these complex subunits, four enzymes are used to construct the two bridging thiophosphates in a highly selective, high yielding cascade process. Critical to the success of this reaction was a thorough understanding of the role transition metals play in bond formation.
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- Tamas Benkovics
- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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Kandasamy P, Liu Y, Aduda V, Akare S, Alam R, Andreucci A, Boulay D, Bowman K, Byrne M, Cannon M, Chivatakarn O, Shelke JD, Iwamoto N, Kawamoto T, Kumarasamy J, Lamore S, Lemaitre M, Lin X, Longo K, Looby R, Marappan S, Metterville J, Mohapatra S, Newman B, Paik IH, Patil S, Purcell-Estabrook E, Shimizu M, Shum P, Standley S, Taborn K, Tripathi S, Yang H, Yin Y, Zhao X, Dale E, Vargeese C. Impact of guanidine-containing backbone linkages on stereopure antisense oligonucleotides in the CNS. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:5401-5423. [PMID: 35106589 PMCID: PMC9177980 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Attaining sufficient tissue exposure at the site of action to achieve the desired pharmacodynamic effect on a target is an important determinant for any drug discovery program, and this can be particularly challenging for oligonucleotides in deep tissues of the CNS. Herein, we report the synthesis and impact of stereopure phosphoryl guanidine-containing backbone linkages (PN linkages) to oligonucleotides acting through an RNase H-mediated mechanism, using Malat1 and C9orf72 as benchmarks. We found that the incorporation of various types of PN linkages to a stereopure oligonucleotide backbone can increase potency of silencing in cultured neurons under free-uptake conditions 10-fold compared with similarly modified stereopure phosphorothioate (PS) and phosphodiester (PO)-based molecules. One of these backbone types, called PN-1, also yielded profound silencing benefits throughout the mouse brain and spinal cord at low doses, improving both the potency and durability of response, especially in difficult to reach brain tissues. Given these benefits in preclinical models, the incorporation of PN linkages into stereopure oligonucleotides with chimeric backbone modifications has the potential to render regions of the brain beyond the spinal cord more accessible to oligonucleotides and, consequently, may also expand the scope of neurological indications amenable to oligonucleotide therapeutics.
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- Wave Life Sciences, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Wave Life Sciences, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Wave Life Sciences, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Wave Life Sciences, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Wave Life Sciences, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Wave Life Sciences, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Wave Life Sciences, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Rajasekaran T, Freestone GC, Galindo-Murillo R, Lugato B, Rico L, Salinas JC, Gaus H, Migawa MT, Swayze EE, Cheatham TE, Hanessian S, Seth PP. Backbone Hydrocarbon-Constrained Nucleic Acids Modulate Hybridization Kinetics for RNA. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:1941-1950. [PMID: 35041415 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c12323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The binding affinity of therapeutic oligonucleotides (ONs) for their cognate RNA is determined by the rates of association (ka) and dissociation (kd). Single-stranded ONs are highly flexible and can adopt multiple conformations in solution, some of which may not be conducive for hybridization. We investigated if restricting rotation around the sugar-phosphate backbone, by tethering two adjacent backbone phosphonate esters using hydrocarbon bridges, can modulate hybridization kinetics of the modified ONs for complementary RNA. Given the large number of possible analogues with different tether lengths and configurations at the phosphorus atoms, we employed molecular dynamic simulations to optimize the size of the hydrocarbon bridge to guide the synthetic efforts. The backbone-constrained nucleotide trimers with stereodefined configurations at the contiguous backbone phosphorus atoms were assembled using a ring-closing metathesis reaction, then incorporated into oligonucleotides by an in situ synthesis of the phosphoramidites followed by coupling to solid supports. Evaluation of the modified oligonucleotides revealed that 15-membered macrocyclic-constrained analogues displayed similar or slightly improved on-rates but significantly increased off-rates compared to unmodified DNA ONs, resulting in reduced duplex stability. In contrast, LNA ONs with conformationally preorganized furanose rings showed similar on-rates to DNA ONs but very slow off-rates, resulting in net improvement in duplex stability. Furthermore, the experimental data generally supported the molecular dynamics simulation results, suggesting that this strategy can be used as a predictive tool for designing the next generation of constrained backbone ON analogues with improved hybridization properties.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, California 92010, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, 2000 East 30 South Skaggs 201, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, California 92010, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, California 92010, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, California 92010, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, 2000 East 30 South Skaggs 201, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, California 92010, United States
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Ishizawa S, Tumurkhuu M, Gross EJ, Ohata J. Site-specific DNA functionalization through the tetrazene-forming reaction in ionic liquids. Chem Sci 2022; 13:1780-1788. [PMID: 35282632 PMCID: PMC8826848 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05204g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Site-specific chemical modification of unprotected DNAs through a phosphine-mediated amine–azide coupling reaction in ionic liquid.
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- Seiya Ishizawa
- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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Varga B, Vincze D, Pető H, Buna L, Pauló J, Holczbauer T, Mátravölgyi B, Hegedűs L, Fogassy E, Keglevich G, Bagi P. Resolution of aryl- H-phosphinates applied in the synthesis of P-stereogenic compounds including a Brønsted acid NMR solvating agent. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qo00241h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An enantioseparation method for the preparation of P-stereogenic H-phosphinates was elaborated. In stereoselective reactions, various chiral P-stereogenic compounds were prepared and their applications as chiral NMR solvating agents were assessed.
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- Bence Varga
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Center for Structural Science, Chemical Crystallography Research Laboratory and Institute for Organic Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, H-1519 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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P-chirogenic phosphorus compounds by stereoselective Pd-catalysed arylation of phosphoramidites. Nat Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-021-00697-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ociepa M, Knouse KW, He D, Vantourout JC, Flood DT, Padial NM, Chen JS, Sanchez BB, Sturgell EJ, Zheng B, Qiu S, Schmidt MA, Eastgate MD, Baran PS. Mild and Chemoselective Phosphorylation of Alcohols Using a Ψ-Reagent. Org Lett 2021; 23:9337-9342. [PMID: 34499517 PMCID: PMC8733960 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An operationally simple, scalable, and chemoselective method for the direct phosphorylation of alcohols using a P(V)-approach based on the Ψ-reagent platform is disclosed. The method features a broad substrate scope of utility in both simple and complex settings and provides access to valuable phosphorylated alcohols that would be otherwise difficult to obtain.
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- Michał Ociepa
- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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- Automated Synthesis Facility, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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- Automated Synthesis Facility, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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- Automated Synthesis Facility, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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- Chemical Process Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, One Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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- Chemical Process Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, One Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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- Chemical Process Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, One Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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- Chemical Process Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, One Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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Shang M, Lu K, Guan W, Cao S, Ren M, Zhou C. 2',3'-Cyclic GMP-AMP Dinucleotides for STING-Mediated Immune Modulation: Principles, Immunotherapeutic Potential, and Synthesis. ChemMedChem 2021; 17:e202100671. [PMID: 34807508 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202100671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The cGAS-STING pathway discovered ten years ago is an important component of the innate immune system. Activation of cGAS-STING triggers downstream signalling, such as TBK1-IRF3, NF-κB and autophagy, which in turn leads to antipathogen responses, durable antitumour immunity or autoimmune diseases. 2',3'-Cyclic GMP-AMP dinucleotides (2',3'-cGAMP), the key second messengers produced by cGAS, play a pivotal role in cGAS-STING signalling by binding and activating STING. Thus, 2',3'-cGAMP has immunotherapeutic potential, which in turn has stimulated research on the design and synthesis of 2',3'-cGAMP analogues for clinical applications over the past ten years. This review presents the discovery, metabolism, and function of 2',3'-cGAMP in the cGAS-STING innate immune signalling axis. The enzymatic and chemical syntheses of 2',3'-cGAMP analogues as STING-targeting therapeutics are also summarized.
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- Mengdi Shang
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Department of Chemical Biology College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Department of Chemical Biology College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Department of Chemical Biology College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Department of Chemical Biology College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Department of Chemical Biology College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Department of Chemical Biology College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Song SY, Li Y, Ke Z, Xu S. Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective C–H Borylation of Diarylphosphinates. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c03888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Shu-Yong Song
- State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Suzhou Research Institute, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, PCFM Lab, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, PCFM Lab, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Suzhou Research Institute, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Knouse KW, Flood DT, Vantourout JC, Schmidt MA, Mcdonald IM, Eastgate MD, Baran PS. Nature Chose Phosphates and Chemists Should Too: How Emerging P(V) Methods Can Augment Existing Strategies. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2021; 7:1473-1485. [PMID: 34584948 PMCID: PMC8461637 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.1c00487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Phosphate linkages govern life as we know it. Their unique properties provide the foundation for many natural systems from cell biology and biosynthesis to the backbone of nucleic acids. Phosphates are ideal natural moieties; existing as ionized species in a stable P(V)-oxidation state, they are endowed with high stability but exhibit enzymatically unlockable potential. Despite intense interest in phosphorus catalysis and condensation chemistry, organic chemistry has not fully embraced the potential of P(V) reagents. To be sure, within the world of chemical oligonucleotide synthesis, modern approaches utilize P(III) reagent systems to create phosphate linkages and their analogs. In this Outlook, we present recent studies from our laboratories suggesting that numerous exciting opportunities for P(V) chemistry exist at the nexus of organic synthesis and biochemistry. Applications to the synthesis of stereopure antisense oligonucleotides, cyclic dinucleotides, methylphosphonates, and phosphines are reviewed as well as chemoselective modification to peptides, proteins, and nucleic acids. Finally, an outlook into what may be possible in the future with P(V) chemistry is previewed, suggesting these examples represent just the tip of the iceberg.
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- Kyle W. Knouse
- Elsie
Biotechnologies, 4955
Directors Place, San Diego, California 92121, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Elsie
Biotechnologies, 4955
Directors Place, San Diego, California 92121, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Chemical
and Synthetic Development, Bristol Myers
Squibb, One Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Small
Molecule Drug Discovery, Bristol Myers Squibb, 100 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Chemical
and Synthetic Development, Bristol Myers
Squibb, One Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Elsie
Biotechnologies, 4955
Directors Place, San Diego, California 92121, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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Zheng B, Hang C, Zhu J, Purdum GE, Sezen-Edmonds M, Treitler DS, Yu M, Yuan C, Zhu Y, Freitag A, Guo S, Zhu G, Hritzko B, Paulson J, Shackman JG, He BL, Fu W, Tai HC, Ayers S, Park H, Eastgate MD, Cohen B, Rogers A, Wang Q, Schmidt MA. P(III) vs P(V): A P(V) Reagent for Thiophosphoramidate Linkages and Application to an Asymmetric Synthesis of a Cyclic Dinucleotide STING Agonist. J Org Chem 2021; 87:1934-1940. [PMID: 34232659 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A highly stereoselective synthesis of a cyclic dinucleotide (CDN) STING agonist containing two chiral thiophosphoramidate linkages is described. These rare yet key functional groups were, for the first time, installed efficiently and with high diastereoselectivity using a specially designed P(V) reagent. By utilizing this strategy, the CDN was prepared in greater than 16-fold higher yield than the prior P(III) approach, with fewer hazardous reagents and chromatographic purifications.
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- Bin Zheng
- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Chemical Process Development, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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Kempson J, Zhang H, Hou X, Cornelius L, Zhao R, Wang B, Hong Z, Oderinde MS, Pawluczyk J, Wu DR, Sun D, Li P, Yip S, Smith A, Caceres-Cortes J, Aulakh D, Sarjeant AA, Park PK, Harikrishnan LS, Qin LY, Dodd DS, Fink B, Vite G, Mathur A. A Stereocontrolled Synthesis of a Phosphorothioate Cyclic Dinucleotide-Based STING Agonist. J Org Chem 2021; 86:8851-8861. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- James Kempson
- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Materials Science & Engineering, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Materials Science & Engineering, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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- Research and Early Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000, United States
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Sandahl AF, Nguyen TJD, Hansen RA, Johansen MB, Skrydstrup T, Gothelf KV. On-demand synthesis of phosphoramidites. Nat Commun 2021; 12:2760. [PMID: 33958587 PMCID: PMC8101336 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22945-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Automated chemical synthesis of oligonucleotides is of fundamental importance for the production of primers for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), for oligonucleotide-based drugs, and for numerous other medical and biotechnological applications. The highly optimised automised chemical oligonucleotide synthesis relies upon phosphoramidites as the phosphate precursors and one of the drawbacks of this technology is the poor bench stability of phosphoramidites. Here, we report on the development of an on-demand flow synthesis of phosphoramidites from their corresponding alcohols, which is accomplished with short reaction times, near-quantitative yields and without the need of purification before being submitted directly to automated oligonucleotide synthesis. Sterically hindered as well as redox unstable phosphoramidites are synthesised using this methodology and the subsequent couplings are near-quantitative for all substrates. The vision for this technology is direct integration into DNA synthesisers thereby omitting manual synthesis and storage of phosphoramidites.
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- Alexander F Sandahl
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, iNANO, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, iNANO, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, iNANO, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, iNANO, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, iNANO, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, iNANO, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark.
- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Wang C, Huang K, Ye J, Duan WL. Asymmetric Synthesis of P-Stereogenic Secondary Phosphine-Boranes by an Unsymmetric Bisphosphine Pincer-Nickel Complex. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:5685-5690. [PMID: 33835786 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c02772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The first highly enantioselective catalytic synthesis of P-stereogenic secondary phosphine-boranes was realized by the asymmetric addition of primary phosphine to electron-deficient alkenes with a newly developed unsymmetric bisphosphine (PCP') pincer-nickel complex. Various P-stereogenic secondary phosphine-boranes were obtained in 57-92% yields with up to 99% ee and >20:1 dr. The follow-up alkylation upon P-C bond formation with alkyl halides provided a practical way to access P-chiral compounds with diverse functional groups.
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- Chuanyong Wang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, 180 Siwangting Road, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, 180 Siwangting Road, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, 180 Siwangting Road, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, 180 Siwangting Road, Yangzhou 225002, China
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Catalytic Epoxidation of 3-Carene and Limonene with Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide, and Selective Synthesis of α-Pinene Epoxide from Turpentine. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11040436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The epoxidation of turpentine (technical α-pinene), 3-carene, and limonene with aqueous hydrogen peroxide was studied in a new catalytic system employing manganese sulfate, salicylic acid, sodium bicarbonate, and acetonitrile, as a polar solvent. The proposed approach makes it possible to carry out a “chemical separation” of turpentine components, yielding valuable individual derivatives of monoterpenes without the need to isolate individual monoterpene reagents. Specific methods have been developed for the production of α-pinene epoxide, 3-carene epoxide, limonene diepoxide, as well as for two related compounds: 3-carene-5-one and 3-carene-2,5-dione.
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Xu R, Gao Z, Yu Y, Tang Y, Tian D, Chen T, Chen Y, Xu G, Shi E, Tang W. A facile and practical preparation of P-chiral phosphine oxides. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:3335-3338. [PMID: 33665653 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc00646k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A practical and cost-effective synthetic method of P-chiral diarylalkyl, aryldialkyl, and triaryl phosphine oxides by using readily available chiral diphenyl-2-pyrrolidinemethanol as the auxiliary is developed. The long-standing racemization issue during solvolysis has been addressed and well controlled by employing a suitable solvent, a low reaction temperature, and an appropriate reaction time.
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- Ronghua Xu
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 200031, China.
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Featherston AL, Kwon Y, Pompeo MM, Engl OD, Leahy DK, Miller SJ. Catalytic asymmetric and stereodivergent oligonucleotide synthesis. Science 2021; 371:702-707. [PMID: 33574208 DOI: 10.1126/science.abf4359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We report the catalytic stereocontrolled synthesis of dinucleotides. We have demonstrated, for the first time to our knowledge, that chiral phosphoric acid (CPA) catalysts control the formation of stereogenic phosphorous centers during phosphoramidite transfer. Unprecedented levels of diastereodivergence have also been demonstrated, enabling access to either phosphite diastereomer. Two different CPA scaffolds have proven to be essential for achieving stereodivergence: peptide-embedded phosphothreonine-derived CPAs, which reinforce and amplify the inherent substrate preference, and C2-symmetric BINOL-derived CPAs, which completely overturn this stereochemical preference. The presently reported catalytic method does not require stoichiometric activators or chiral auxiliaries and enables asymmetric catalysis with readily available phosphoramidites. The method was applied to the stereocontrolled synthesis of diastereomeric dinucleotides as well as cyclic dinucleotides, which are of broad interest in immuno-oncology as agonists of the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway.
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Process Chemistry Development, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Process Chemistry Development, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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Ye X, Peng L, Bao X, Tan CH, Wang H. Recent developments in highly efficient construction of P-stereogenic centers. GREEN SYNTHESIS AND CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gresc.2020.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chakraborty D, Gholami H, Sarkar A, Joyce LA, Jackson JE, Borhan B. A chiroptical approach for the absolute stereochemical determination of P-stereogenic centers. Chem Sci 2020; 12:1750-1755. [PMID: 34163935 PMCID: PMC8179206 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc02940h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A simple chiroptical solution for the absolute stereochemical determination for asymmetric phosphorus V stereocenters is presented. Strong coordination of the phosphorus oxide with the Zn-metallo center of the racemic host Zn-MAPOL 2 leads to an induced axial chirality of the host, yielding a strong ECCD signal. A mnemonic is proposed to correlate the asymmetry of the guest molecule with the observed ECCD signal. A simple chiroptical solution for the absolute stereochemical determination for asymmetric phosphorus V stereocenters is presented.![]()
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- Michigan State University, Department of Chemistry East Lansing MI 48824 USA
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- Michigan State University, Department of Chemistry East Lansing MI 48824 USA
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- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck and Co, Inc. Rahway NJ 07065 USA
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- Michigan State University, Department of Chemistry East Lansing MI 48824 USA
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- Michigan State University, Department of Chemistry East Lansing MI 48824 USA
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Mehr SHM, Craven M, Leonov AI, Keenan G, Cronin L. A universal system for digitization and automatic execution of the chemical synthesis literature. Science 2020; 370:101-108. [PMID: 33004517 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc2986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Robotic systems for chemical synthesis are growing in popularity but can be difficult to run and maintain because of the lack of a standard operating system or capacity for direct access to the literature through natural language processing. Here we show an extendable chemical execution architecture that can be populated by automatically reading the literature, leading to a universal autonomous workflow. The robotic synthesis code can be corrected in natural language without any programming knowledge and, because of the standard, is hardware independent. This chemical code can then be combined with a graph describing the hardware modules and compiled into platform-specific, low-level robotic instructions for execution. We showcase automated syntheses of 12 compounds from the literature, including the analgesic lidocaine, the Dess-Martin periodinane oxidation reagent, and the fluorinating agent AlkylFluor.
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- S Hessam M Mehr
- School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
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Flood D, Knouse KW, Vantourout JC, Kitamura S, Sanchez BB, Sturgell EJ, Chen JS, Wolan DW, Baran PS, Dawson PE. Synthetic Elaboration of Native DNA by RASS (SENDR). ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2020; 6:1789-1799. [PMID: 33145415 PMCID: PMC7596865 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c00680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Controlled site-specific bioconjugation through chemical methods to native DNA remains an unanswered challenge. Herein, we report a simple solution to achieve this conjugation through the tactical combination of two recently developed technologies: one for the manipulation of DNA in organic media and another for the chemoselective labeling of alcohols. Reversible adsorption of solid support (RASS) is employed to immobilize DNA and facilitate its transfer into dry acetonitrile. Subsequent reaction with P(V)-based Ψ reagents takes place in high yield with exquisite selectivity for the exposed 3' or 5' alcohols on DNA. This two-stage process, dubbed SENDR for Synthetic Elaboration of Native DNA by RASS, can be applied to a multitude of DNA conformations and sequences with a variety of functionalized Ψ reagents to generate useful constructs.
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- Dillon
T. Flood
- Department
of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Automated
Synthesis Facility, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Automated
Synthesis Facility, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Automated
Synthesis Facility, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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Vantourout JC, Adusumalli SR, Knouse KW, Flood D, Ramirez A, Padial NM, Istrate A, Maziarz K, deGruyter JN, Merchant RR, Qiao JX, Schmidt MA, Deery MJ, Eastgate MD, Dawson PE, Bernardes GJL, Baran PS. Serine-Selective Bioconjugation. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:17236-17242. [PMID: 32965106 PMCID: PMC8350984 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c05595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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This Communication reports the first general method for rapid, chemoselective, and modular functionalization of serine residues in native polypeptides, which uses a reagent platform based on the P(V) oxidation state. This redox-economical approach can be used to append nearly any kind of cargo onto serine, generating a stable, benign, and hydrophilic phosphorothioate linkage. The method tolerates all other known nucleophilic functional groups of naturally occurring proteinogenic amino acids. A variety of applications can be envisaged by this expansion of the toolbox of site-selective bioconjugation methods.
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- Julien C. Vantourout
- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, CB2 1EW Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States
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- Chemical Process Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, One Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, CB2 1EW Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States
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- Chemical Process Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, One Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, United States
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- Chemical Process Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, One Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, United States
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- Cambridge Centre for Proteomics, Milner Therapeutics Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Puddicombe Way, CB2 0AW Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Chemical Process Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, One Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, CB2 1EW Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States
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Ochoa S, Milam VT. Modified Nucleic Acids: Expanding the Capabilities of Functional Oligonucleotides. Molecules 2020; 25:E4659. [PMID: 33066073 PMCID: PMC7587394 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25204659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In the last three decades, oligonucleotides have been extensively investigated as probes, molecular ligands and even catalysts within therapeutic and diagnostic applications. The narrow chemical repertoire of natural nucleic acids, however, imposes restrictions on the functional scope of oligonucleotides. Initial efforts to overcome this deficiency in chemical diversity included conservative modifications to the sugar-phosphate backbone or the pendant base groups and resulted in enhanced in vivo performance. More importantly, later work involving other modifications led to the realization of new functional characteristics beyond initial intended therapeutic and diagnostic prospects. These results have inspired the exploration of increasingly exotic chemistries highly divergent from the canonical nucleic acid chemical structure that possess unnatural physiochemical properties. In this review, the authors highlight recent developments in modified oligonucleotides and the thrust towards designing novel nucleic acid-based ligands and catalysts with specifically engineered functions inaccessible to natural oligonucleotides.
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- Steven Ochoa
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA;
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA;
- Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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Crooke ST, Seth PP, Vickers TA, Liang XH. The Interaction of Phosphorothioate-Containing RNA Targeted Drugs with Proteins Is a Critical Determinant of the Therapeutic Effects of These Agents. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:14754-14771. [PMID: 32786803 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c04928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Recent progress in understanding phosphorothioate antisense oligonucleotide (PS-ASO) interactions with proteins has revealed that proteins play deterministic roles in the absorption, distribution, cellular uptake, subcellular distribution, molecular mechanisms of action, and toxicity of PS-ASOs. Similarly, such interactions can alter the fates of many intracellular proteins. These and other advances have opened new avenues for the medicinal chemistry of PS-ASOs and research on all elements of the molecular pharmacology of these molecules. These advances have recently been reviewed. In this Perspective article, we summarize some of those learnings, the general principles that have emerged, and a few of the exciting new questions that can now be addressed.
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- Stanley T Crooke
- Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Carlsbad, California 92010-6670, United States
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- Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Carlsbad, California 92010-6670, United States
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- Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Carlsbad, California 92010-6670, United States
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- Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Carlsbad, California 92010-6670, United States
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