Deglycosylation of alkylated nucleosides: A molecular orbital study

Divi Venkateswarlu, R. H.Duncan Lyngdoh

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Abstract

The glycoside bond in alkylated nucleosides is known to be more stable for O6-alkylguanosines and O4-alkylthymines, and less stable for N3- and N7-alkylpurine and O2-alkylpyrimidine nucleosides. These marked differences have been demonstrated through in vitro acidic hydrolysis and in vivo glycosylase repair. This study examines the relative facility of the deglycosylation reaction for various nucleosides through the use of theoretical indices derived from the semiempirical AM1 SCF-MO methodology, which furnish inferences much in consonance with experiment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)49-57
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM
Volume418
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 10 1997
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Alkylated nucleosides
  • Deglycosylation
  • In vitro stability
  • Molecular orbital calculations

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