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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Geigle SN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5341205 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chemical science 20160907 1
Cu(i) carbenes derived from α-diazocarbonyl compounds lead to selective alkylation of the O<sup>6</sup> position in guanine (O<sup>6</sup>-G) in mono- and oligonucleotides. Only purine-type lactam oxygens are targeted - other types of amides or lactams are poorly reactive under conditions that give smooth alkylation of guanine. Mechanistic studies point to N7G as a directing group that controls selectivity. Given the importance of O<sup>6</sup>-G adducts in biology and biotechnology we expect th ...[more]