Nucleic Acids Research, 1995, Vol. 23, No. 22 4642-4648
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The effects of the ring fragmentation product of thymidine C5-hydrate on phosphodiestrases and klenow (exo-)fragment
Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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Received August 9, 1995. Accepted October 12, 1995.
N-(2-Deoxy-ß-D-erythro-pentofuranosyl)-N-3-(2Rhydroxyisobutyric acid)urea (
-R-hydroxyisobutyric acid)urea (
R-hydroxy-ß-ureldoisobutyric acid, B) was site specifically incorporated into a series of oligonucleotides via the ammonolysis of biopolymers containing 5R-thymidlne C5-hydrate (3).
-R-hydroxy-ß-ureidoisobutyric acid (8) Inhibits snake venom phosphodiesterase, X
exonuclease and Klenow (exo
) fragment. Kinetic measurements for insertion of nucleotldes opposite 8 by Klenow (exo
) fragment Indicate that this lesion is Instructive.