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• 84500-33-4 2',3',5'-tri-O-acetyl-5-iodouridine 

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• 69075-42-9 5-ethynyluridine 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Fluorescent nucleoside derivatives as a tool for the detection of concentrative nucleoside transporter activity using confocal microscopy and flow cytometry

The abundance and function of transporter proteins at the plasma membrane are likely to be crucial in drug responsiveness. Functional detection of human concentrative nucleoside transporters (hCNTs) is of interest for predicting drug sensitivity because of their ability to transport most nucleoside-derived drugs. In the present study, two fluorescent nucleoside analogues, uridine-furan and etheno-cytidine, were evaluated as tools to study in vivo nucleoside transporter-related functions. These two molecules showed high affinity interactions with hCNT1 and hCNT3 and were shown to be substrates of both transporters. Both fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry experiments showed that uridine-furan uptake was better suited for distinguishing cells that express hCNT1 or hCNT3. These data highlight the usefulness of fluorescent nucleoside derivatives, as long as they fulfill the requirements of confocal microscopy and flow cytometry, for in vivo analysis of hCNT-related function.

A chemo-enzymatic approach to specifically click-modified RNA

The growing interest in single-molecule analysis of RNA calls for programmable enzymatic labeling strategies beyond the horizon of solid-phase synthesized RNAs. Herein we describe an easy and versatile chemo-enzymatic approach to label RNA at its termini or defined internal positions via click-chemistry.

Synthesis and biological evaluation of 6-(alkyn-1-yl)furo[2,3-d]pyrimidin- 2(3H)-one base and nucleoside derivatives

Derivatives of the 2′-deoxynucleoside of furo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2(3H)- one with long-chain alkyl (or 4-alkylphenyl) substituents at C6 exhibit remarkable anti-VZV (varicella-zoster virus) potency and selectivity, and analogous 2′,3′-dideoxynucleoside derivatives show anti-HCMV (human cytomegalovirus) activity. We now report a synthetic approach that enables the preparation of long-chain 6-(alkyn-1-yl)furo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2(3H)-ones in which the rodlike acetylene spacer replaces the 4-substituted-phenyl ring at C6. Analogues with methyl, β-D-ribofuranosyl, β-D-arabinofuranosyl, and 2-deoxy-β-D-erythro-pentofuranosyl substituents at N3 have been prepared. Long-chain derivatives at C6 in the 2′-deoxynucleoside series showed virus-encoded nucleoside kinase-sensitive anti-VZV activity. Surprisingly, 3-methyl-6-(octyn-1-yl)furo[2,3-d]-pyrimidin-2(3H)-one (prepared as a negative anti-VZV test control) exhibited anti-HCMV activity, which supports the possibility of development of non-nucleoside anti-HCMV agents originating from uncomplicated derivatives of such bicyclic ring systems.

Synthesis of 5-haloethynyl- and 5-(1,2-dihalo)vinyluracil nucleosides: Antiviral activity and cellular toxicity

In this article, we report the synthesis of hitherto unknown 5-haloethynyl and 5-(1,2-dihalo)vinyluracil nucleosides in the 2′-deoxy, 3′-deoxy- and ribosyl series, and we discuss their in vitro anti-HIV and anti-HCV activities and cellular toxicitites. As a result, on the basis of their selectivity index (SI) obtained with the HCV replicon system, but also on their cytotoxicity on peripheral blood mononuclear, CEM and VERO cell lines, the best compounds were the 5-bromoethynyluridine (SI = 3.2) and the 5-(1-chloro-2-iodo) vinyluridine (SI > 2.8).

Design, Synthesis, and Self-Assembly of "Artificial Dinucleotide Duplexes"

The synthesis of the A-U and G-C functionalized systems 1, 2, 3, and 4 has been accomplished using palladium-mediated cross-coupling reactions. These systems undergo self-association in nonpolar solvents such as CDCl3 as judged from FABMS and NMR spectroscopic analyses.