study, we report the formation, identification, and charac-
terization of a novel nitrated nucleoside in the reaction of
on the basis of coincidence of their retention time, UV
spectrum (λmax ) 382 nm), and APCI-MS spectrum (nega-
tive, m/z ) 196) with those of the authentic sample.15
dGuo with the gas mixture of NO and O
-NO -Gua, 8-nitroxanthine (8-NO -Xan), dXao, xanthine
Xan), and guanine (Gua).
An aqueous dGuo solution (100 µmol/10 mL) was treated
by the gas mixture of NO (0.5 mL/s) and O (2.0 mL/s) at
2
in addition to
8
2
2
R
An unknown product (termed 1) was eluted at t ) 11.3
(
min showing a UV spectrum with a λmax ) 330 nm (Figure
1, inset). Compound 1 was isolated by preparative RP-HPLC
1
6 1
2
and subjected to structural assignment. H NMR spectrum
of 1 in DMSO-d showed signals for an aromatic proton and
pH 7.4 and 37 °C until 10 mmol of NO was consumed, and
6
the solution was subsequently allowed to stand for 3 h at
room temperature. Figure 1 shows a reversed-phase HPLC
an exchangeable proton with a set of signals derived from
2′-deoxyribose moiety. The C NMR spectrum showed 10
13
13
signals, of which five were in the aromatic region. APCI-
MS (negative) showed a signal at m/z ) 311 as the
-
deprotonated molecular ion [M - H] , which was 45 mass
units greater than that of the starting dGuo. Additionally,
signals at m/z ) 195, 166, and 150 assignable to base
-
-
fragments [Mbase] , [Mbase + H - NO] , and [Mbase + H -
-
NO
2
] , respectively, were observed. High-resolution FAB-
MS (negative) of 1 showed m/z ) 311.0743 for the
deprotonated molecular ion, which agreed with the theoretical
molecular mass for composition C10
IR exhibited absorption bands at 1561 and 1304 cm
attributable to asymmetric and symmetric vibrations of a nitro
11 6 6
H O N within 0.3 mmu.
-
1
17
2
group in a nitramine (-NH-NO ), respectively. Combining
these spectrometric data, we identified 1 as a nitrated
2
derivative of dGuo on the exocyclic amino group, N -nitro-
Figure 1. RP-HPLC chromatogram of the reaction mixture of
dGuo with the gas mixture of NO and O . The inset is the on-line
2
2
2
′-deoxyguanosine (N -NO
2
-dGuo) (Figure 2). We detected
detected UV spectrum of 1.
14
(
RP-HPLC) chromatogram of the reaction mixture. Several
product peaks were detected in addition to void peaks
-
-
including NO
Among the product peaks, a peak with the retention time
) of 5.1 min contained Xan with a small amount of Gua.
The products of t ) 6.8 and 8.5 min were identified as
dXao and 8-NO -Gua, respectively. A peak of t ) 9.6 min
2
and NO
3
and the starting dGuo peak.
(t
R
2
Figure 2. Structure of N -NO
2
-dGuo and its possible acid-base
R
equilibrium. dR stands for 2-deoxyribose. The numbers designate
the atomic position.
2
R
denoted by an asterisk in Figure 1 contained a trace amount
of dOxo overlapped by another unknown product. The
identification of these products was based on their identical
2
only one exchangeable proton signal derived from N -NO
2
-
15
retention times and UV spectra with the authentic samples.
The product of t ) 9.8 min was identified as 8-NO -Xan
dGuo, although two exchangeable proton signals were
expected for this structure. The pH titration of isolated N2
R
2
-
NO
2
-dGuo solution using absorbance at 260 nm showed the
) 2.1 and 9.2.
(
11) Byun J.; Henderson, J. P.; Mueller, D. M.; Heinecke, J. W.
Biochemistry 1999, 38, 2590-2600.
12) Suzuki, T., Yamada, M., Kanaori, K., Tajima, K., Morii, T. and
Makino, K. Nucleic Acids Symp. Ser. 1999, 42, 155-156.
13) Reaction Conditions. dGuo (100 µmol) was dissolved in 10 mL
existence of two acid-base equilibria of pK
a
(
(15) Authentic Samples. Gua and Xan were purchased. dXao and dOxo
were prepared from dGuo by reaction with nitrous acid (see ref 8). 8-NO2-
Gua was synthesized from Gua by reaction with peroxynitrite (see ref 9).
8-NO2-Xan was synthesized from Xan by the treatment with nitric acid
(see ref 10). The samples synthesized were purified by RP-HPLC.
(16) Spectrometric Data of N -Nitro-2′-deoxyguanosine (1). H NMR
(600 MHz, in DMSO-d6 at 30 °C): δ (ppm/TMS) 12.3 (br, 1H, NH), 8.01
(s, 1H, H8), 6.13 (dd, J1′2′ ) 7.1 Hz, J1′2′′ ) 6.7 Hz, 1H, H1′), 5.28 (br, 1H,
3′-OH), 5.02 (br, 1H, 5′-OH), 4.31 (ddd, J3′4′ ) 2.8 Hz, 1H, H3′), 3.78
(ddd, J4′5′ or J4′5′′ ) 2.6 or 4.3 Hz, 1H, H4′), 3.48 (ABX, J5′5′′ ) 40.1 Hz,
2H, H5′, 5′′), 2.51 (ddd, 1H, H2′ or H2′′), 2.16 (ddd, 1H, H2′ or H2′′).
NMR (125 MHz, in DMSO-d6 at 30 °C): δ (ppm/TMS) 155.8, 154.0, 149.3,
137.2 (C8), 118.4, 87.9 (C4′), 83.4 (C1′), 70.7 (C3′), 61.6 (C5′), 39.8 (C2′).
(
of 100 mM sodium phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) in an open vessel. An NO/
O2 gas mixture with flow rates of 0.5 mL/s for NO and 2.0 mL/s for O2
was bubbled into well-stirring dGuo solution at 37 °C. The pH of the
solution was maintained at 7.4 ( 0.4 by the titration of 1 M NaOH
throughout the reaction. NO dose was measured as the moles of NaOH
required to neutralize the solution. The reaction mixture was allowed to
stand for 3 h at room temperature before RP-HPLC analysis. The NO/O2
gas mixture was prepared as follows. NO (99.8%, Kyoto Teisan, Kyoto,
Japan) was passed through soda lime and then mixed with O2 (99.5%, Kyoto
Teisan) at a Y-type connector. The mixed gas was run through a Teflon-
lined tube (5.0 × 200 mm) and bubbled into the dGuo solution by a glass
frit (4.0 × 200 mm, pore size 20-30 µm, Kinoshita Rika, Tokyo, Japan).
2
1
1
3
C
1
13
The signal assignments for H and C resonances were performed by
13
1
13
(
14) HPLC Conditions. RP-HPLC analyses were performed using an
TOCSY, 1H- C HMQC, and H- C HMBC. IR (KBr): 3418, 1688,
-1
octadecylsilane column (ULTORON VX-ODS, 6.0 × 150 mm, particle size
1561, 1520, 1468, 1396, 1304, 1219, 1094, 1063, 943, 781, 725, 642 cm .
5
µm, Shinwa Chemical Industry, Kyoto, Japan) eluted with 100 mM
UV: λmax 272 and 319 nm (pH 1), 266 and 330 nm (pH 7), 244 nm (pH
11). APCI-MS (negative, CH3OH): m/z 311, 200, 195, 186, 166, and 150;
HR-MS (FAB, negative, CH3OH): m/z ) 311.0743 [M - H] (calcd for
C10H11N6O6, 311.0740).
triethylammonium acetate buffer (pH 7.0) containing acetonitrile. The
acetonitrile concentration was increased from 0 to 20% for 20 min in a
linear gradient mode. The flow rate was 1.5 mL/min.
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