Abstract
O 6-(carboxymethyl)guanine (O 6-CMG) and O 6-(4-oxo-4-(3-pyridyl)butyl)guanine (O 6-pobG) are toxic lesions formed in DNA following exposure to alkylating agents. O 6-CMG results from exposure to nitrosated glycine or nitrosated bile acid conjugates and may be associated with diets rich in red meat. O 6-pobG lesions are derived from alkylating agents found in tobacco smoke. Efficient syntheses of oligodeoxyribonucleotides (ODNs) containing O 6-CMG and O 6-pobG are described that involve nucleophilic displacement by the appropriate alcohol on a common synthetic ODN containing the reactive base 2-amino-6-methylsulfonylpurine. ODNs containing O 6-pobG and O 6-CMG were found to be good substrates for the S. pombe alkyltransferase-like protein Atl1. [Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Nucleosides, Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids to view the free supplemental file. Copyright © Cejera, LLC.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 328-333 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2012 |
Keywords
- alkyltransferase-like protein
- DNA synthesis
- O 6-(4-oxo-4-(3-pyridyl) butyl)guanine
- O 6-(Carboxymethyl)guanine