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. 1976 Jul;3(7):1715–1725. doi: 10.1093/nar/3.7.1715

Reactivity and selectivity in light-induced free radical reactions of 2-propanol with purine and pyrimidine mononucleotides and dinucleoside monophosphates.

A Havron, J Sperling, D Elad
PMCID: PMC343030  PMID: 967670

Abstract

Photoalkylation reactions with 2-propanol, initiated with di-tert-butyl peroxide, of a variety of purine and pyrimidine mononucleotides and dinucleoside monophosphates lead to the substitution of an alpha-hydroxyisopropyl group for the H-8 atom of adenosine and the addition of the alcohol across the 5,6-double bond of the pyrimidines. Adenosine moieties blocked at their 3'-hydroxyl group are alkylated faster than those blocked at their 5'-hydroxyl. The reactivity of the uridine moieties of 3'-UMP, 5'-UMP, and uridylyl-(3',5')-uridine is not affected by the location of the phosphate group. However, the uridine moiety of uridylyl-(3',5')-adenosine is modified faster than that of adenylyl-(3',5')-uridine. It is suggested that steric hindrance imposed by the phosphate group determines the reactivity of adenosine moieties, while base stacking involving adenosine determines the reactivity of uridine moieties. These two effects play a major role in controlling the nature and degree of the selectivity of these photoalkylation reactions for either adenosine or uridine. Cytidine has been found to be inert in these reactions.

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