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Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids, 1998

ABSTRACT Optimized conditions for photosensitized preparation of green-yellow fluorescent (λEm = ... more ABSTRACT Optimized conditions for photosensitized preparation of green-yellow fluorescent (λEm = 530 nm) 7-β-D-ribofuranosylamino)pyrido[2,1 -h]pteridin-11-ium-5-olate (luminarosine) and its 2′-deoxy- and 2′-O-methyl- analogues, the key compounds in our studies on the synthesis of fluorescence-labeled oligonucleotides, have been developed.Article in memoriam of the late Professor Tsujiaki Hata

Nucleic Acids Research, 2002

Binding of Mg 2+ , Ca 2+ and Co(NH 3 ) 6 3+ ions to the HIV-1 TAR RNA in solution was analysed by... more Binding of Mg 2+ , Ca 2+ and Co(NH 3 ) 6 3+ ions to the HIV-1 TAR RNA in solution was analysed by 19 F NMR spectroscopy, metal ion-induced RNA cleavages and Brownian dynamics (BD) simulations. Chemically synthesised 29mer oligoribonucleotides of the TAR sequence labelled with 5-¯uorouridine (FU) were used for 19 F NMR-monitored metal ion titration. The chemical shift changes of¯uorine resonances FU-23, FU-25 and FU-40 upon titration with Mg 2+ and Ca 2+ ions indicated speci®c, although weak, binding at the bulge region with the dissociation constants (K d ) of 0.9 T 0.6 and 2.7 T 1.7 mM, respectively. Argininamide, inducing largest 19 F chemical shifts changes at FU-23, was used as a reference ligand (K d = 0.3 T 0.1 mM). In the Pb 2+induced TAR RNA cleavage experiment, strong and selective cleavage of the C24-U25 phosphodiester bond was observed, while Mg 2+ and Ca 2+ induced cuts at all 3-nt residues of the bulge. The inhibition of Pb 2+ -speci®c TAR cleavage by di-and trivalent metal ions revealed a binding speci®city [in the order Co(NH 3 ) 6 3+ > Mg 2+ > Ca 2+ ] at the bulge site. A BD simulation search of potential magnesium ion sites within the NMR structure of HIV-1 TAR RNA was conducted on a set of 20 conformers (PDB code 1ANR). For most cases, the bulge region was targeted by magnesium cations.

Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids, 1989

... A recent publication of Usman et. al. ... No evidence of isomerization was found in the spect... more ... A recent publication of Usman et. al. ... No evidence of isomerization was found in the spectra. Very recently Stawinski et a1 (22) have estimated the degree of isomerisation to be less than 0.5% by chromatographic anal ys i s . ...

Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids, 1987

... Rl=Ac, R2”Hib, R3=0PhC1-3 Rl=H, R2=NHib, R -0PhC1-3 R1 =Ac, Rp-NHib, &=OPhNO2-2 ... IX. X... more ... Rl=Ac, R2”Hib, R3=0PhC1-3 Rl=H, R2=NHib, R -0PhC1-3 R1 =Ac, Rp-NHib, &=OPhNO2-2 ... IX. Xmax(MeOH) 203 nm (E 19700), 227 (18100), 242 (25000), 295 (13400), 261 (14100)sh,bIH(CDC13) 8.38 (1H,s), 8.03 (IH,s), 6.85 (IH,d,J= 4.40), 5.91 (lH,t), 5.73 (lH,m), 4.45 (3H,m ...

Bulges belong to the most frequently occurring RNA secondary structural elements of high function... more Bulges belong to the most frequently occurring RNA secondary structural elements of high functional importance. Complete recognition of their spatial structure in solution requires application of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy methods. A considerable part of NMR analytical process for RNA is performed automatically. However, in resonance assignment, being the process’ first computational step, manual assistance is still essential. We propose a tabu search algorithm being a tool for an automatic resonance assignment. The assignment is determined by NOE (Nuclear Overhauser Effect) pathways, which can be constructed in aromatic/anomeric region of 2D-NOESY (Nuclear Overhauser Effect SpectroscopY) spectrum generated during NMR experiment. Computational tests demonstrate performance of the tabu search applied to the experimental spectra of RNA bulged duplexes.

Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids, 1996

Results of PM3 semiempirical calculation revealed that energy and hydrogen bonds geometry of 1-me... more Results of PM3 semiempirical calculation revealed that energy and hydrogen bonds geometry of 1-methyl-5-fluoro-uracil and -cytosine base-pairs with 9-methyl-adenine and -guanine respectively are virtually the same as for the natural bases. Analysis of proton coupling constants proved that the sugar puckering of 5-fluorouridine and 5-fluorocytidine is analogous to non-modified ribonucleosides. 5-Fluorocytidine was regioselectively introduced to oligoribonucleotides, prepared using 2′-O-tert-dimethylsilyl protection,

Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids, 1991

Photochemical preparation of green-yellow light emitting fluorophore, deoxylueinarosine 4, and ro... more Photochemical preparation of green-yellow light emitting fluorophore, deoxylueinarosine 4, and routes of its sequence-specific introduction into oligonucleotide chain, are outlined.

Biochemistry, 2008

The RNA single bulge motif is an unpaired residue within a strand of several complementary base p... more The RNA single bulge motif is an unpaired residue within a strand of several complementary base pairs. To gain insight into structural changes induced by the presence of the adenosine bulge on RNA duplex, the solution structures of RNA duplex containing a single adenine bulge (5'-GCAGAAGAGCG-3'/5'-CGCUCUCUGC-3') and a reference duplex with all Watson-Crick base pairs (5'-GCAGAGAGCG-3'/5'-CGCUCUCUGC-3') have been determined by NMR spectroscopy. The reference duplex structure is a regular right-handed helix with all of the attributes of an A-type helix. In the bulged duplex, single adenine bulge stacks into the helix, and the bulge region forms a well-defined structure. Both structures were analyzed by the use of calculated helical parameters. Distortions induced by the accommodation of unpaired residue into the helical structure propagate over the entire structure and are manifested as the reduced base pairs inclination and x-displacement. Intrahelical position of bulged adenine A5 is stabilized by efficient stacking with 5'-neighboring residues G4.

Biochemistry, 2000

The structure of the human tRNA Lys3 anticodon stem and loop domain (ASL Lys3 ) provides evidence... more The structure of the human tRNA Lys3 anticodon stem and loop domain (ASL Lys3 ) provides evidence of the physicochemical contributions of N6-threonylcarbamoyladenosine (t 6 A 37 ) to tRNA Lys3 functions. The t 6 A 37 -modified anticodon stem and loop domain of tRNA Lys3 UUU (ASL Lys3 UUU -t 6 A 37 ) with a UUU anticodon is bound by the appropriately programmed ribosomes, but the unmodified ASL Lys3 UUU is not [Yarian, C., Marszalek, M., Sochacka, E., Malkiewicz, A., Guenther, R., Miskiewicz, A., and Agris, P. F., Biochemistry 39, 13390-13395]. The structure, determined to an average rmsd of 1.57 ( 0.33 Å (relative to the mean structure) by NMR spectroscopy and restrained molecular dynamics, is the first reported of an RNA in which a naturally occurring hypermodified nucleoside was introduced by automated chemical synthesis. The ASL Lys3 UUU -t 6 A 37 loop is significantly different than that of the unmodified ASL Lys3 UUU , although the five canonical base pairs of both ASL Lys3 UUU stems are in the standard A-form of helical RNA. t 6 A 37 , 3′-adjacent to the anticodon, adopts the form of a tricyclic nucleoside with an intraresidue H-bond and enhances base stacking on the 3′-side of the anticodon loop. Critically important to ribosome binding, incorporation of the modification negates formation of an intraloop U 33 ‚A 37 base pair that is observed in the unmodified ASL Lys3 UUU . The anticodon wobble position U 34 nucleobase in ASL Lys3 UUU -t 6 A 37 is significantly displaced from its position in the unmodified ASL and directed away from the codon-binding face of the loop resulting in only two anticodon bases for codon binding. This conformation is one explanation for ASL Lys3 UUU tendency to prematurely terminate translation and -1 frame shift. At the pH 5.6 conditions of our structure determination, A 38 is protonated and positively charged in ASL Lys3 UUU -t 6 A 37 and the unmodified ASL Lys3 UUU . The ionized carboxylic acid moiety of t 6 A 37 possibly neutralizes the positive charge of A + 38 . The protonated A + 38 can base pair with C 32 , but t 6 A 37 may weaken the interaction through steric interference. From these results, we conclude that ribosome binding cannot simply be an induced fit of the anticodon stem and loop, otherwise the unmodified ASL Lys3 UUU would bind as well as ASL Lys3 UUU -t 6 A 37 . t 6 A 37 and other position 37 modifications produce the open, structured loop required for ribosomal binding.

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Cheminform, 2010

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was e... more ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.

Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids, 1998

Minor nucleosides found in several eukaryotic initiator tRNAsiMet, 0-p-Dribofiuanosyl( 1"+2')aden... more Minor nucleosides found in several eukaryotic initiator tRNAsiMet, 0-p-Dribofiuanosyl( 1"+2')adenosine and -guanosine (Ar and Gr), as well as their pyrimidine analogues, were obtained from N-protected 3'3 '-O-( 1,1,3,3-tetraisopropyldisiloxane-1,3-diy1)ribonucleosides and 1 -0-acetyl-2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-~-D-ribofuranose in the presence of tin tetrachloride in 1,2-dichloroethane. A crystal structure has been solved for 2'-0ribosyluridine. The 3'-phosphoramidites of protected 2'-O-ribosylribonucleosides were prepared as the reagents for 2'-O-ribo~anosyloligonucleotides synthesis. 0-p-D-Ribofuranosyl( 1"+2')adenylyl(3 '+5')guanosine (ArpG) was obtained and its structure was analysed by NMR spectroscopy.

In the paper some theoretical considerations about virtual laboratory (VL) aspects are discussed.... more In the paper some theoretical considerations about virtual laboratory (VL) aspects are discussed. Possibilities of the VL system creation to control many laboratory apparatus in a remote way are considered by the authors. The main research goals on which the authors want to focus their attention are: laboratory framework and dynamic measurement scenarios.

Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2010

Two highly fluorescent, thermally stable diastereomeric photoadducts, 3a,b, are formed when eithe... more Two highly fluorescent, thermally stable diastereomeric photoadducts, 3a,b, are formed when either 5-chloro-4-thiouridine, 1, or 5-fluoro-4-thiouridine, 2, are photoexcited with 366 nm UV light in the presence of thymidine (T). 5-Fluoro-4-thiouridine, 2, exhibits photoreactivity much higher than that of the 5-chloro derivative 1. In both cases the photoreaction is very clean, leading to highly eficient conversion of the 5-halogeno-4-thiouridine (1, 2) and T to photoadducts 3a,b. The identity and structure of 3a was confirmed using mass spectrometry and 2-D NMR. The epimeric relationship of 3a,b was established by UV circular dichroism spectroscopy. The geometry of the fluorescent photoadduct is consistent with formation of an interstrand cross-link in a DNA duplex if 1 or 2 is flanked by T in an opposite strand.

Journal of Computational Biology, 2004

An algorithm is proposed to provide the tool for an automatic resonance assignment of 2D-NOESY sp... more An algorithm is proposed to provide the tool for an automatic resonance assignment of 2D-NOESY spectra of RNA duplexes. The algorithm, based on a certain subproblem of the Hamiltonian path, reduces a number of possible connections between resonances within aromatic and anomeric region of 2D-NOESY spectra. Appropriate pathways between H6/H8 and H1 0 resonances were obtained by subsequent implementation of experimental data as limiting factors. Predictive power of the algorithm was tested on both experimental and simulated data for RNA and DNA duplexes.

Tetrahedron Letters, 2009

Photoirradiation of 1-{9-[(2-acetoxyethoxy)methyl]-9H-purin-6-yl}-pyridinium chloride (1b) in aqu... more Photoirradiation of 1-{9-[(2-acetoxyethoxy)methyl]-9H-purin-6-yl}-pyridinium chloride (1b) in aqueous solution leads to two photoproducts, namely 1-{5-formamido-6-[(2-acetoxyethoxy)methylamino]pyrimidin-4-yl}pyridinium chloride (2b) and 1- (6-(acetoxymethyl)-5,5a,6,8-tetrahydrooxazolo[4,3-e]purin-4yl)pyridinium chloride (6), which constitutes a new heterocyclic system. Further, photosensitized irradiation of 2b gave the desired acyclic nucleoside analog of the highly fluorescent luminarosine 3b.

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A-chemistry, 2000

Canadian Journal of Chemistry-revue Canadienne De Chimie, 1995

ABSTRACT Photochemical reactions (λ > 300 nm) of N-(1-methylpyrimidin-2-one)-and N-(1,5-di... more ABSTRACT Photochemical reactions (λ > 300 nm) of N-(1-methylpyrimidin-2-one)-and N-(1,5-dimethyl-pyrimidin-2-one)pyridinium chlorides were studied in deoxygenated aqueous solution at various pH's. Only the former compound was found to be reactive under these conditions to give pyrimidine ring contraction photoproducts 1-methyl-4-imidazolin-2-one and 1-methyl-4-imidazolin-2-one-5-carboxyaldehyde, with pH-dependent chemical yields. The photochemical pyrimidine ring contraction reaction does not occur for other photochemically reactive pyrimidin-2-ones bearing 3-methylimidazolium-1,1,2,4-triazol-1-yl, or imidazol-1-yl as substituents at the C-4 position. The suggested mechanism of the reaction involves the addition of water to the pyrimidinone part of the N-(1-methylpyrimidin-2-one)pyridinium salt in the excited triplet state as the primary photochemical step. Addition of alcohol to the pyridinium ring was found to be the major reaction under irradiation of N-(1-methylpyrimidin-2-one-4-yl)pyridinium chloride in methanol. Keywords: photochemistry, N-(pyrimidin-2-one-4-yl)pyridinium compounds, pyrimidine ring contraction, 1-substituted-4-imidazolin-2-ones, 4-imidazolin-2-one-5-carboxyaldehydes.

Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 2009

Novel photoadducts were obtained by irradiation of thioinosine (6-thiopurine riboside, TI) in dea... more Novel photoadducts were obtained by irradiation of thioinosine (6-thiopurine riboside, TI) in deaerated aqueous solution without and in the presence of uridine and adenosine. Excitation (lambda > 300 nm) of TI to its excited S2 state yields a single bimolecular photoproduct. It is a purine-pyrimidine diriboside in which the purine ring is attached to the amide nitrogen of 6-amino-4-thioxo-5-formamidopyrimidine. When TI was irradiated in the presence of an excess of adenosine, two photoproducts were isolated: diribosides of N-(4,6-diaminopirymidin-5-yl)-N-formyl-6-aminopurine and N-(4-amino-6-formylamino-pyrimidin-5-yl)-6-aminopurine, both containing a purine and a formylaminopyrimidine (Fapy) fragment. The photoreaction of TI with uridine gave two regioisomeric photoproducts identified as diribosides containing either 5- or 6-(purin-6-yl)uracil as aglycones. A multistep mechanism leading to the stable photoproducts is proposed. In the first step of the mechanism, the C=S group of the excited TI undergoes a [2 + 2] cycloaddition regioselectively to the N(7)=C(8) bond of the purine ring or adds in a non-regioselective manner to the C(5)=C(6) bond of uracil. The unstable photoproducts thus formed undergo a series of dark reactions at room temperature. The photocycloaddition reactions originate from the excited T1 state of TI. This conclusion is supported by a combination of evidence from reaction quenching studies using both steady-state quantum yield determinations and kinetics results from nanosecond laser flash photolysis. The T1 state of TI is quenched by other TI molecules in their S0 state (self-quenching) and also by uridine and adenosine, all with large rate constants (0.8-5) x 10(9) M(-1) s(-1). The quantum yields of the reactions are in general very low (phi(R) < or = 8 x 10(-3)). The sources of the inefficiency in the photocycloaddition of TI to uridine and adenosine are discussed. The photoproducts containing the Fapy residue undergo deformylation and isomerization of the ribosyl moiety (anomerization, furanose/pyranose transformation) upon heating in aqueous solution. Products of the transformations were identified.

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A-chemistry, 2011

Nanosecond transient absorption and steady-state photochemical studies showed that interactions o... more Nanosecond transient absorption and steady-state photochemical studies showed that interactions of the nucleic acid bases: uracil, thymine (5-methyluracil), 5-ethyluracil and adenine with triplet excited 9-substituted 6-thiopurine chromophore (TP) is influenced by the mutual orientation of the heterocyclic rings. In an aqueous solution containing a mixture of monomers, where no restrictions are imposed on ring-to-ring orientation, all the nucleobases quench the T 1 state of 9-propyl-6-thiopurine (PTP) with similarly large rate constants (k inter q ∼10 9 M −1 s −1 ). Steady-state irradiation of TP in the presence of uridine and adenosine led to adducts formed via [2 + 2] cycloaddition of C S to the olefinic fragments of the nucleobases. In newly synthesized dyads composed of trimethylene-linked TP and nucleobase pairs, only thymine and 5-ethyluracil reduced the TP-like T 1 state lifetime (k intra q ∼5 × 10 6 s −1 ). The relative orientations of the 6-thiopurine and nucleobase rings in the dyads are limited by the spacer. The length of the trimethylene chain does not allow for a close approach of the reactive centers for [2 + 2] photocycloadditions. In steady-state irradiation only the dyads containing thymine or 5-ethyluracil are photoreactive, and they form intramolecular cyclophane-type products albeit with low quantum yields ( ≤ 6 × 10 −3 ). The structure of the photoproducts can be rationalized by assuming an initial H atom abstraction from the 5-alkyl group at the C(5) position of the uracil ring by an excited thiocarbonyl group. The preferential reversal of biradicals formed from [2 + 2] photocycladditon and from H atom abstraction has been suggested as mechanisms responsible for quenching of the TP T 1 state by nucleobases.

In the paper some theoretical considerations about virtual laboratory (VL) aspects are discussed.... more In the paper some theoretical considerations about virtual laboratory (VL) aspects are discussed. Possibilities of the VL system creation to control many laboratory apparatus in a remote way are considered by the authors. The main research goals on which the authors want to focus their attention are: laboratory framework and dynamic measurement scenarios.

Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids, 1998

ABSTRACT Optimized conditions for photosensitized preparation of green-yellow fluorescent (λEm = ... more ABSTRACT Optimized conditions for photosensitized preparation of green-yellow fluorescent (λEm = 530 nm) 7-β-D-ribofuranosylamino)pyrido[2,1 -h]pteridin-11-ium-5-olate (luminarosine) and its 2′-deoxy- and 2′-O-methyl- analogues, the key compounds in our studies on the synthesis of fluorescence-labeled oligonucleotides, have been developed.Article in memoriam of the late Professor Tsujiaki Hata

Nucleic Acids Research, 2002

Binding of Mg 2+ , Ca 2+ and Co(NH 3 ) 6 3+ ions to the HIV-1 TAR RNA in solution was analysed by... more Binding of Mg 2+ , Ca 2+ and Co(NH 3 ) 6 3+ ions to the HIV-1 TAR RNA in solution was analysed by 19 F NMR spectroscopy, metal ion-induced RNA cleavages and Brownian dynamics (BD) simulations. Chemically synthesised 29mer oligoribonucleotides of the TAR sequence labelled with 5-¯uorouridine (FU) were used for 19 F NMR-monitored metal ion titration. The chemical shift changes of¯uorine resonances FU-23, FU-25 and FU-40 upon titration with Mg 2+ and Ca 2+ ions indicated speci®c, although weak, binding at the bulge region with the dissociation constants (K d ) of 0.9 T 0.6 and 2.7 T 1.7 mM, respectively. Argininamide, inducing largest 19 F chemical shifts changes at FU-23, was used as a reference ligand (K d = 0.3 T 0.1 mM). In the Pb 2+induced TAR RNA cleavage experiment, strong and selective cleavage of the C24-U25 phosphodiester bond was observed, while Mg 2+ and Ca 2+ induced cuts at all 3-nt residues of the bulge. The inhibition of Pb 2+ -speci®c TAR cleavage by di-and trivalent metal ions revealed a binding speci®city [in the order Co(NH 3 ) 6 3+ > Mg 2+ > Ca 2+ ] at the bulge site. A BD simulation search of potential magnesium ion sites within the NMR structure of HIV-1 TAR RNA was conducted on a set of 20 conformers (PDB code 1ANR). For most cases, the bulge region was targeted by magnesium cations.

Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids, 1989

... A recent publication of Usman et. al. ... No evidence of isomerization was found in the spect... more ... A recent publication of Usman et. al. ... No evidence of isomerization was found in the spectra. Very recently Stawinski et a1 (22) have estimated the degree of isomerisation to be less than 0.5% by chromatographic anal ys i s . ...

Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids, 1987

... Rl=Ac, R2”Hib, R3=0PhC1-3 Rl=H, R2=NHib, R -0PhC1-3 R1 =Ac, Rp-NHib, &=OPhNO2-2 ... IX. X... more ... Rl=Ac, R2”Hib, R3=0PhC1-3 Rl=H, R2=NHib, R -0PhC1-3 R1 =Ac, Rp-NHib, &=OPhNO2-2 ... IX. Xmax(MeOH) 203 nm (E 19700), 227 (18100), 242 (25000), 295 (13400), 261 (14100)sh,bIH(CDC13) 8.38 (1H,s), 8.03 (IH,s), 6.85 (IH,d,J= 4.40), 5.91 (lH,t), 5.73 (lH,m), 4.45 (3H,m ...

Bulges belong to the most frequently occurring RNA secondary structural elements of high function... more Bulges belong to the most frequently occurring RNA secondary structural elements of high functional importance. Complete recognition of their spatial structure in solution requires application of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy methods. A considerable part of NMR analytical process for RNA is performed automatically. However, in resonance assignment, being the process’ first computational step, manual assistance is still essential. We propose a tabu search algorithm being a tool for an automatic resonance assignment. The assignment is determined by NOE (Nuclear Overhauser Effect) pathways, which can be constructed in aromatic/anomeric region of 2D-NOESY (Nuclear Overhauser Effect SpectroscopY) spectrum generated during NMR experiment. Computational tests demonstrate performance of the tabu search applied to the experimental spectra of RNA bulged duplexes.

Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids, 1996

Results of PM3 semiempirical calculation revealed that energy and hydrogen bonds geometry of 1-me... more Results of PM3 semiempirical calculation revealed that energy and hydrogen bonds geometry of 1-methyl-5-fluoro-uracil and -cytosine base-pairs with 9-methyl-adenine and -guanine respectively are virtually the same as for the natural bases. Analysis of proton coupling constants proved that the sugar puckering of 5-fluorouridine and 5-fluorocytidine is analogous to non-modified ribonucleosides. 5-Fluorocytidine was regioselectively introduced to oligoribonucleotides, prepared using 2′-O-tert-dimethylsilyl protection,

Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids, 1991

Photochemical preparation of green-yellow light emitting fluorophore, deoxylueinarosine 4, and ro... more Photochemical preparation of green-yellow light emitting fluorophore, deoxylueinarosine 4, and routes of its sequence-specific introduction into oligonucleotide chain, are outlined.

Biochemistry, 2008

The RNA single bulge motif is an unpaired residue within a strand of several complementary base p... more The RNA single bulge motif is an unpaired residue within a strand of several complementary base pairs. To gain insight into structural changes induced by the presence of the adenosine bulge on RNA duplex, the solution structures of RNA duplex containing a single adenine bulge (5'-GCAGAAGAGCG-3'/5'-CGCUCUCUGC-3') and a reference duplex with all Watson-Crick base pairs (5'-GCAGAGAGCG-3'/5'-CGCUCUCUGC-3') have been determined by NMR spectroscopy. The reference duplex structure is a regular right-handed helix with all of the attributes of an A-type helix. In the bulged duplex, single adenine bulge stacks into the helix, and the bulge region forms a well-defined structure. Both structures were analyzed by the use of calculated helical parameters. Distortions induced by the accommodation of unpaired residue into the helical structure propagate over the entire structure and are manifested as the reduced base pairs inclination and x-displacement. Intrahelical position of bulged adenine A5 is stabilized by efficient stacking with 5'-neighboring residues G4.

Biochemistry, 2000

The structure of the human tRNA Lys3 anticodon stem and loop domain (ASL Lys3 ) provides evidence... more The structure of the human tRNA Lys3 anticodon stem and loop domain (ASL Lys3 ) provides evidence of the physicochemical contributions of N6-threonylcarbamoyladenosine (t 6 A 37 ) to tRNA Lys3 functions. The t 6 A 37 -modified anticodon stem and loop domain of tRNA Lys3 UUU (ASL Lys3 UUU -t 6 A 37 ) with a UUU anticodon is bound by the appropriately programmed ribosomes, but the unmodified ASL Lys3 UUU is not [Yarian, C., Marszalek, M., Sochacka, E., Malkiewicz, A., Guenther, R., Miskiewicz, A., and Agris, P. F., Biochemistry 39, 13390-13395]. The structure, determined to an average rmsd of 1.57 ( 0.33 Å (relative to the mean structure) by NMR spectroscopy and restrained molecular dynamics, is the first reported of an RNA in which a naturally occurring hypermodified nucleoside was introduced by automated chemical synthesis. The ASL Lys3 UUU -t 6 A 37 loop is significantly different than that of the unmodified ASL Lys3 UUU , although the five canonical base pairs of both ASL Lys3 UUU stems are in the standard A-form of helical RNA. t 6 A 37 , 3′-adjacent to the anticodon, adopts the form of a tricyclic nucleoside with an intraresidue H-bond and enhances base stacking on the 3′-side of the anticodon loop. Critically important to ribosome binding, incorporation of the modification negates formation of an intraloop U 33 ‚A 37 base pair that is observed in the unmodified ASL Lys3 UUU . The anticodon wobble position U 34 nucleobase in ASL Lys3 UUU -t 6 A 37 is significantly displaced from its position in the unmodified ASL and directed away from the codon-binding face of the loop resulting in only two anticodon bases for codon binding. This conformation is one explanation for ASL Lys3 UUU tendency to prematurely terminate translation and -1 frame shift. At the pH 5.6 conditions of our structure determination, A 38 is protonated and positively charged in ASL Lys3 UUU -t 6 A 37 and the unmodified ASL Lys3 UUU . The ionized carboxylic acid moiety of t 6 A 37 possibly neutralizes the positive charge of A + 38 . The protonated A + 38 can base pair with C 32 , but t 6 A 37 may weaken the interaction through steric interference. From these results, we conclude that ribosome binding cannot simply be an induced fit of the anticodon stem and loop, otherwise the unmodified ASL Lys3 UUU would bind as well as ASL Lys3 UUU -t 6 A 37 . t 6 A 37 and other position 37 modifications produce the open, structured loop required for ribosomal binding.

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Cheminform, 2010

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was e... more ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.

Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids, 1998

Minor nucleosides found in several eukaryotic initiator tRNAsiMet, 0-p-Dribofiuanosyl( 1"+2')aden... more Minor nucleosides found in several eukaryotic initiator tRNAsiMet, 0-p-Dribofiuanosyl( 1"+2')adenosine and -guanosine (Ar and Gr), as well as their pyrimidine analogues, were obtained from N-protected 3'3 '-O-( 1,1,3,3-tetraisopropyldisiloxane-1,3-diy1)ribonucleosides and 1 -0-acetyl-2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-~-D-ribofuranose in the presence of tin tetrachloride in 1,2-dichloroethane. A crystal structure has been solved for 2'-0ribosyluridine. The 3'-phosphoramidites of protected 2'-O-ribosylribonucleosides were prepared as the reagents for 2'-O-ribo~anosyloligonucleotides synthesis. 0-p-D-Ribofuranosyl( 1"+2')adenylyl(3 '+5')guanosine (ArpG) was obtained and its structure was analysed by NMR spectroscopy.

In the paper some theoretical considerations about virtual laboratory (VL) aspects are discussed.... more In the paper some theoretical considerations about virtual laboratory (VL) aspects are discussed. Possibilities of the VL system creation to control many laboratory apparatus in a remote way are considered by the authors. The main research goals on which the authors want to focus their attention are: laboratory framework and dynamic measurement scenarios.

Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2010

Two highly fluorescent, thermally stable diastereomeric photoadducts, 3a,b, are formed when eithe... more Two highly fluorescent, thermally stable diastereomeric photoadducts, 3a,b, are formed when either 5-chloro-4-thiouridine, 1, or 5-fluoro-4-thiouridine, 2, are photoexcited with 366 nm UV light in the presence of thymidine (T). 5-Fluoro-4-thiouridine, 2, exhibits photoreactivity much higher than that of the 5-chloro derivative 1. In both cases the photoreaction is very clean, leading to highly eficient conversion of the 5-halogeno-4-thiouridine (1, 2) and T to photoadducts 3a,b. The identity and structure of 3a was confirmed using mass spectrometry and 2-D NMR. The epimeric relationship of 3a,b was established by UV circular dichroism spectroscopy. The geometry of the fluorescent photoadduct is consistent with formation of an interstrand cross-link in a DNA duplex if 1 or 2 is flanked by T in an opposite strand.

Journal of Computational Biology, 2004

An algorithm is proposed to provide the tool for an automatic resonance assignment of 2D-NOESY sp... more An algorithm is proposed to provide the tool for an automatic resonance assignment of 2D-NOESY spectra of RNA duplexes. The algorithm, based on a certain subproblem of the Hamiltonian path, reduces a number of possible connections between resonances within aromatic and anomeric region of 2D-NOESY spectra. Appropriate pathways between H6/H8 and H1 0 resonances were obtained by subsequent implementation of experimental data as limiting factors. Predictive power of the algorithm was tested on both experimental and simulated data for RNA and DNA duplexes.

Tetrahedron Letters, 2009

Photoirradiation of 1-{9-[(2-acetoxyethoxy)methyl]-9H-purin-6-yl}-pyridinium chloride (1b) in aqu... more Photoirradiation of 1-{9-[(2-acetoxyethoxy)methyl]-9H-purin-6-yl}-pyridinium chloride (1b) in aqueous solution leads to two photoproducts, namely 1-{5-formamido-6-[(2-acetoxyethoxy)methylamino]pyrimidin-4-yl}pyridinium chloride (2b) and 1- (6-(acetoxymethyl)-5,5a,6,8-tetrahydrooxazolo[4,3-e]purin-4yl)pyridinium chloride (6), which constitutes a new heterocyclic system. Further, photosensitized irradiation of 2b gave the desired acyclic nucleoside analog of the highly fluorescent luminarosine 3b.

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A-chemistry, 2000

Canadian Journal of Chemistry-revue Canadienne De Chimie, 1995

ABSTRACT Photochemical reactions (λ > 300 nm) of N-(1-methylpyrimidin-2-one)-and N-(1,5-di... more ABSTRACT Photochemical reactions (λ > 300 nm) of N-(1-methylpyrimidin-2-one)-and N-(1,5-dimethyl-pyrimidin-2-one)pyridinium chlorides were studied in deoxygenated aqueous solution at various pH's. Only the former compound was found to be reactive under these conditions to give pyrimidine ring contraction photoproducts 1-methyl-4-imidazolin-2-one and 1-methyl-4-imidazolin-2-one-5-carboxyaldehyde, with pH-dependent chemical yields. The photochemical pyrimidine ring contraction reaction does not occur for other photochemically reactive pyrimidin-2-ones bearing 3-methylimidazolium-1,1,2,4-triazol-1-yl, or imidazol-1-yl as substituents at the C-4 position. The suggested mechanism of the reaction involves the addition of water to the pyrimidinone part of the N-(1-methylpyrimidin-2-one)pyridinium salt in the excited triplet state as the primary photochemical step. Addition of alcohol to the pyridinium ring was found to be the major reaction under irradiation of N-(1-methylpyrimidin-2-one-4-yl)pyridinium chloride in methanol. Keywords: photochemistry, N-(pyrimidin-2-one-4-yl)pyridinium compounds, pyrimidine ring contraction, 1-substituted-4-imidazolin-2-ones, 4-imidazolin-2-one-5-carboxyaldehydes.

Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 2009

Novel photoadducts were obtained by irradiation of thioinosine (6-thiopurine riboside, TI) in dea... more Novel photoadducts were obtained by irradiation of thioinosine (6-thiopurine riboside, TI) in deaerated aqueous solution without and in the presence of uridine and adenosine. Excitation (lambda > 300 nm) of TI to its excited S2 state yields a single bimolecular photoproduct. It is a purine-pyrimidine diriboside in which the purine ring is attached to the amide nitrogen of 6-amino-4-thioxo-5-formamidopyrimidine. When TI was irradiated in the presence of an excess of adenosine, two photoproducts were isolated: diribosides of N-(4,6-diaminopirymidin-5-yl)-N-formyl-6-aminopurine and N-(4-amino-6-formylamino-pyrimidin-5-yl)-6-aminopurine, both containing a purine and a formylaminopyrimidine (Fapy) fragment. The photoreaction of TI with uridine gave two regioisomeric photoproducts identified as diribosides containing either 5- or 6-(purin-6-yl)uracil as aglycones. A multistep mechanism leading to the stable photoproducts is proposed. In the first step of the mechanism, the C=S group of the excited TI undergoes a [2 + 2] cycloaddition regioselectively to the N(7)=C(8) bond of the purine ring or adds in a non-regioselective manner to the C(5)=C(6) bond of uracil. The unstable photoproducts thus formed undergo a series of dark reactions at room temperature. The photocycloaddition reactions originate from the excited T1 state of TI. This conclusion is supported by a combination of evidence from reaction quenching studies using both steady-state quantum yield determinations and kinetics results from nanosecond laser flash photolysis. The T1 state of TI is quenched by other TI molecules in their S0 state (self-quenching) and also by uridine and adenosine, all with large rate constants (0.8-5) x 10(9) M(-1) s(-1). The quantum yields of the reactions are in general very low (phi(R) < or = 8 x 10(-3)). The sources of the inefficiency in the photocycloaddition of TI to uridine and adenosine are discussed. The photoproducts containing the Fapy residue undergo deformylation and isomerization of the ribosyl moiety (anomerization, furanose/pyranose transformation) upon heating in aqueous solution. Products of the transformations were identified.

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A-chemistry, 2011

Nanosecond transient absorption and steady-state photochemical studies showed that interactions o... more Nanosecond transient absorption and steady-state photochemical studies showed that interactions of the nucleic acid bases: uracil, thymine (5-methyluracil), 5-ethyluracil and adenine with triplet excited 9-substituted 6-thiopurine chromophore (TP) is influenced by the mutual orientation of the heterocyclic rings. In an aqueous solution containing a mixture of monomers, where no restrictions are imposed on ring-to-ring orientation, all the nucleobases quench the T 1 state of 9-propyl-6-thiopurine (PTP) with similarly large rate constants (k inter q ∼10 9 M −1 s −1 ). Steady-state irradiation of TP in the presence of uridine and adenosine led to adducts formed via [2 + 2] cycloaddition of C S to the olefinic fragments of the nucleobases. In newly synthesized dyads composed of trimethylene-linked TP and nucleobase pairs, only thymine and 5-ethyluracil reduced the TP-like T 1 state lifetime (k intra q ∼5 × 10 6 s −1 ). The relative orientations of the 6-thiopurine and nucleobase rings in the dyads are limited by the spacer. The length of the trimethylene chain does not allow for a close approach of the reactive centers for [2 + 2] photocycloadditions. In steady-state irradiation only the dyads containing thymine or 5-ethyluracil are photoreactive, and they form intramolecular cyclophane-type products albeit with low quantum yields ( ≤ 6 × 10 −3 ). The structure of the photoproducts can be rationalized by assuming an initial H atom abstraction from the 5-alkyl group at the C(5) position of the uracil ring by an excited thiocarbonyl group. The preferential reversal of biradicals formed from [2 + 2] photocycladditon and from H atom abstraction has been suggested as mechanisms responsible for quenching of the TP T 1 state by nucleobases.

In the paper some theoretical considerations about virtual laboratory (VL) aspects are discussed.... more In the paper some theoretical considerations about virtual laboratory (VL) aspects are discussed. Possibilities of the VL system creation to control many laboratory apparatus in a remote way are considered by the authors. The main research goals on which the authors want to focus their attention are: laboratory framework and dynamic measurement scenarios.