Oligodeoxynucleotide analogs with 5′-linked anthraquinone

Kenya Mori, Chrisanthi Subasinghe, Jack S. Cohen

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Abstract

We report here the synthesis of novel 5′-linked oligodeoxynucleotides, both normal phosphodiester and phosphorothioate analogs, in which a covalently attached group at the 5′-terminus is an anthraquinone. These compounds represent a new class of antisense compounds in which the base sequence of the oligodeoxynucleotide serves to deliver a nuclease-resistant reactive drug-like molecule to a cellular target nucleic acid (mRNA or DNA).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)213-218
Number of pages6
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume249
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Jun 1989
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anthraquinone, 5′-linked
  • Nuclease resistance
  • Oligodeoxynucleotide, antisense

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Structural Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology

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