Studies on transfer ribonucleic acids and related compounds. XL.1Synthesis of an eicosaribonucleotide corresponding to residues 35–54 of tRNAfMetfrom E. coli
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Nucleic Acids Research
- Vol. 9 (14) , 3503-3522
- https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/9.14.3503
Abstract
An E. coli tRNAfMet fragment [C-A-U-A-A-C-C-C-G-A-A-G-G-U-C-G-U-C-G-G (bases 35-f54)] containing the anticodon triplet has been synthesized by the phosphotriester method involving protected oligonucleotide blocks. Di- or tri-nucleotide blocks were prepared by condensation of 2'-O-(o-nitrobenzyl) nucleotide derivatives and used for the synthesis of pentanucleotide blocks. The 5'-hydroxy, heterocyclic amino and internucleotide linkage were protected with monomethoxytrityl, acyl and p-chlorophenyl groups, respectively. The 3'-phosphates of the pentanucleotides, except for the GUCGG block where 2'-O-benzoyl 3'-O-(o-nitrobenzyl) N-isobutyrylguanosine was used, were protected with p-chlorophenyl and anilido groups. The anilido groups were removed by treatment with isoamyl nitrite and the 3'-phosphodiesters of resulting pentamers were activated with mesitylenesulfonyl nitrotriazolide to give protected decanucleotides in yields of 61-89%. The two decanucleotides were condensed similarly to yield the protected eicosanucleotide in a yield of 59%. The product was deblocked and purified by ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-Sephadex A-25 and characterized by enzymatic hydrolysis after labelling the 5'-end by phosphorylation using polynucleotide kinase and [gamma-32P]ATP.Keywords
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