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Facile functionalization at the C4 position of pyrimidine nucleosides via amide group activation with (benzotriazol-1-yloxy)tris(dimethylamino)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate (BOP) and biological evaluations of the products
Akula, Hari K.,Kokatla, Hariprasad,Andrei, Graciela,Snoeck, Robert,Schols, Dominique,Balzarini, Jan,Yang, Lijia,Lakshman, Mahesh K.
, p. 1130 - 1139 (2017)
Reactions of O-t-butyldimethylsilyl-protected thymidine, 2′-deoxyuridine, and 3′-azidothymidine (AZT) with (benzotriazol-1-yloxy)tris(dimethylamino)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate (BOP) leads to activation of the C4 amide carbonyl by formation of putative O4-(benzotriazol-1-yl) derivatives. Subsequent substitution with alkyl and aryl amines, thiols, and alcohols leads to facile functionalization at this position. Reactions with amines and thiols were conducted either as a two-step, one-pot transformation, or as a one-step conversion. Reactions with alcohols were conducted as two-step, one-pot transformations. In the course of these investigations, the formation of 1-(4-pyrimidinyl)-1H-benzotriazole-3-oxide derivatives from the pyrimidine nucleosides was identified. However, these too underwent conversion to the desired products. Products obtained from AZT were converted to the 3′-amino derivatives by catalytic reduction. All products were assayed for their abilities to inhibit cancer cell proliferation and for antiviral activities. Many were seen to be active against HIV-1 and HIV-2, and one was active against herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1).
New cytosine derivatives as inhibitors of DNA methylation
Plitta, Beata,Adamska, Ewelina,Giel-Pietraszuk, Malgorzata,Fedoruk-Wyszomirska, Agnieszka,Naskret-Barciszewska, Miroslawa,Markiewicz, Wojciech T.,Barciszewski, Jan
, p. 243 - 254,12 (2020/07/30)
DNA cytosine methylation catalyzed by DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) is an epigenetic method of gene expression regulation and development. Changes in methylation pattern lead to carcinogenesis. Inhibition of DNMT1 activity could be a good strategy of safe and efficient epigenetic therapy. In this work, we present a novel group of cytosine analogs as inhibitors of DNA methylation. We show new methods of synthesis and their effect on in vitro reaction of DNA methylation. Almost all of analyzed compounds inhibit DNA methyltransferase activity in the competitive manner. Ki values for the most potent compound 4-N-furfuryl-5,6-dihydroazacytosines is 0.7 μM. These compounds cause also a decrease of 5-methylcytosine (m5C) level in DNA of mammalian HeLa and HEK293 cells.
