The effect of several triazole compounds (1,2,4-triazole and its 3-ethoxycarbonyl derivative as well as 1,2,3-triazole, its 4-[
N-methyl(2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide)] derivative and two 1,2,3-triazole ribonucleosides) and their complexes with transition metal ions (Co
2 +, Ni
2 +, Zn
2 + Cd
2 + and Cu
2 +) on the catalytic activity of antigenomic HDV ribozyme was tested at different
pH values. Investigated at pH 7.5, 1,2,3- and 1,2,4-triazole derivatives only slightly inhibited Mg
2 +-induced catalytic cleavage of the ribozyme. In comparison, Co
2 + and Ni
2 + complexes of 1,2,3-triazole and their derivatives, namely,
N-(1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methyl-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide and 1-尾-d-ribofuranosyl-1
H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylic acid amide inhibited the cleavage reaction 4-5-fold more strongly.
Additionally, the application of Zn2 + complexes of 1,2,3- and 1,2,4-triazole instead of catalytic Mg2 + ion, promoted the cleavage activity of the ribozyme at pH 5.5. The 1,2,3-triazole-Zn2 + complex was found to be the most effective.