We investigated the potential of 4'-C-substituted nucleosides for the treatment of HIV-1 and HBV. Of the nucleosides we prepared, several 4'-C-ethynyl-2'-deoxypurine nucleosides showed the most potent anti-HIV activity. However, two candidates, 4'-C-ethynyl-2'-deoxyguanosine and 9-(2-deoxy-4-C-ethynyl-beta-D-ribo-pentofuranosyl)-2,6-diaminopurine, were very toxic during in vivo study. On the ot...

Putting the four DNA nucleosides in the middle of gold [111] nanoelectrodes with base planes parallel to the electrode surface layer, we study the transverse electronic transport properties of four nucleosides along the direction of electrodes. First, the optimal distance of the electrodes is released. The results show that the optimal electrode distance to study transverse electronic transport...

There are more than 150 types of naturally occurring modified nucleosides, which believed to be involved in various biological processes. Recently, an ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS) technique has been developed measure low levels nucleosides. A comprehensive analysis nucleosides will lead a better understanding intr...

A stereoselective radical-mediated hydrogermylation of the protected 5-ethynyluracil nucleosides with trialkyl-, triaryl,- or tris(trimethylsilyl)germanes gave (Z)-5-(2-germylvinyl)uridine, 2'-deoxyuridine, or ara-uridine as major products. Reaction of the β-triphenylgermyl vinyl radical intermediate with oxygen and fragmentation of the resulting peroxyradical provided also 5-[2-(triphenylgermy...

The metabolism of exogenous pyrimidine bases and nucleosides was investigated in Brevibacterium ammoniagenes and Micrococcus luteus with fluorinated analogs and radioactive precursors. Salvage of thymine and thymidine was found in M. luteus, but not in B. ammoniagenes. Exogenous uracil or uracil nucleosides, but not cytosine or cytosine nucleosides, were nucleic acid precursors for both bacteri...

Instead of focusing on maximizing glycosylation yield, future syntheses nucleosides via N-glycosylation should aim to use shorter routes, fewer protecting groups and less chromatography achieve more efficient sustainable processes, as this E-factor analysis reveals.

The study reports chiral sensing properties of RNA nucleosides. Adenosine, guanosine, uridine and cytidine are used as chiral derivatizing agents to differentiate chiral 1°-amines. A three component protocol has been adopted for complexation of nucleosides and amines. The chiral differentiating ability of nucleosides is examined for different amines based on the (1)H NMR chemical shift differen...

Species of ruminal bacteria were screened for the ability to grow in media containing RNA or DNA as the energy source. Bacteroides ruminicola D31d and Selenomonas ruminantium HD4, GA192, and D effectively used RNA for growth, but not DNA. B. ruminicola D31d was able grow on nucleosides but not on bases or ribose. The S. ruminantium strains were able to grow when provided with either nucleosides...

Nucleosides diffusing through a 2 nm electron-tunneling junction generate current spikes of sub-millisecond duration with a broad distribution of peak currents. This distribution narrows 10-fold when one of the electrodes is functionalized with a reagent that traps nucleosides in a specific orientation with hydrogen bonds. Functionalizing the second electrode reduces contact resistance to the n...

The interaction of L-aromatic aminoacids with bases and nucleosides is described. Of these, L-tryptophan interacts more strongly with bases and nucleosides as indicated by nuclear magnetic resonance, circular dichroism and solubility measurements. A possible ring-ring type interaction between the aminoacid and bases or nucleosides is proposed; this interaction being such that the hydrodinamic b...