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. 1989 Nov 25;17(22):8979–8989. doi: 10.1093/nar/17.22.8979

Synthesis of N2, N2, 7-trimethylguanosine cap derivatives.

R Iwase 1, M Sekine 1, Y Tokumoto 1, Y Ohshima 1, T Hata 1
PMCID: PMC335107  PMID: 2587250

Abstract

Several derivatives of N2,N2-7-trimethylguanosine (m3(2,2,7G)-cap, which was found at the 5' ends of small nuclear RNAs, were synthesized by use of S-phenyl N2,N2,7-trimethylguanosine 5'-phosphorothioate (PhSpm3(2,2,7)G) as a key intermediate. This compound was activated by iodine in the presence of phosphoric acid and diphosphoric acid to give N2,N2,7-trimethylguanosine-5'-diphosphate (ppm3(2,2,7)G) and 5'-triphosphate (ppm3(2,2,7)G), respectively. Similar reactions of PhSpm3(2,2,7)G with ADP and GDP gave capped dinucleoside triphosphates, m3(2,2,7)G5'pppA and m3(2,2,7)G5'pppG, respectively.

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