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. 2009 Nov;28(11):1076-94.
doi: 10.1080/15257770903368385.

Synthesis of guanosine and deoxyguanosine phosphoramidites with cross-linkable thioalkyl tethers for direct incorporation into RNA and DNA

Xiaorong Hou  1 , Gang Wang, Barbara L Gaffney, Roger A Jones
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Synthesis of guanosine and deoxyguanosine phosphoramidites with cross-linkable thioalkyl tethers for direct incorporation into RNA and DNA

Xiaorong Hou et al. Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids. 2009 Nov.

Abstract

We describe the synthesis of protected phosphoramidites of deoxyriboguanosine and guanosine derivatives containing a thiopropyl tether at the guanine N2 (7a,b) for site-specific crosslinking from the minor groove of either DNA or RNA to a thiol of a protein or another nucleic acid. The thiol is initially protected as a tert-butyl disulfide that is stable during oligonucleotide synthesis. While the completed oligonucleotide is still attached to the support, or after purification, the tert-butyl thiol can readily be removed or replaced by thioethylamine or 5-thio-2-nitrobenzoic acid, which have more favorable crosslinking rates.

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