文摘
A series of aryl azides,p-N3C6H4NH(CH2)nNH2with n = 2-6, have been synthesized and usedtoprepare oligonucleotide derivatives carrying photoreactive thep-azidoaniline residue. Reactive moietieshave been coupled to the 5'-terminal phosphate of d(pGATACCAA)[compounds IV(b), IV(c),andIV(e) with n = 3, 4, and 6, respectively]and of d(pGCC) [compound V(b) with n =3] via aphosphoamide bond. Irradiation at wavelengths over >300 nm ofIV(b) and V(b) (n = 3)resulted incleavage of the P-N bond. However, under the same reactionconditions, the P-N bond remainedintact for compounds containing longer spacers [IV(c)and IV(e)]. Intraduplex reaction of thelatterderivatives withd(GGTATCp)NH(CH2)6NH2resulted in cross-linking dependent on the presence ofan aliphatic amino group. The results obtained have demonstratedthat the azidoaniline derivativesof oligonucleotides capable of the affinity modification of a specifictarget can be prepared. However,the sufficiently long aliphatic spacer group is necessary to preventP-N bond cleavage within thephotoreactive oligonucleotide.