- Synthesis and properties of the monoesters of 5-fluorouridine with 4-carboxybutyric acid and their conjugates with chitosan
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The mixture of 2'-O-(4-carboxybutyryl)-5-fluorouridine (2'-glu-FUR) and 3'-O-(4-carboxybutyryl)-5-fluorouridine (3'-glu-FUR), named (glu-FUR(I)), and 5'-O-(4-carboxybutyryl)-5-fluorouridine (5'-glu-FUR), named glu-FUR(II), were easily obtained from the reaction of 5-fluorouridine (FUR) with glutaric anhydride. In addition, the chitosan-glu-FUR(I) conjugate and the chitosan-glu-FUR(II) conjugate were prepared. The obtained compounds were investigated regarding their in vitro characteristics. Equilibrium between 2'-glu-FUR and 3'-glu-FUR was suggested to be attained quickly in a 1/15 M phosphate buffer of pH 7.4. Glu-FUR(II) was found to be introduced into chitosan more easily than glu-FUR(I). For every compound, chemical hydrolysis was accelerated at weakly basic pH and a gradual regeneration of FUR was observed at physiological pH.
- Onishi,Machida,Nagai
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- An Engineered Cytidine Deaminase for Biocatalytic Production of a Key Intermediate of the Covid-19 Antiviral Molnupiravir
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The Covid-19 pandemic highlights the urgent need for cost-effective processes to rapidly manufacture antiviral drugs at scale. Here we report a concise biocatalytic process for Molnupiravir, a nucleoside analogue recently approved as an orally available treatment for SARS-CoV-2. Key to the success of this process was the development of an efficient biocatalyst for the production of N-hydroxy-cytidine through evolutionary adaption of the hydrolytic enzyme cytidine deaminase. This engineered biocatalyst performs >85 000 turnovers in less than 3 h, operates at 180 g/L substrate loading, and benefits from in situ crystallization of the N-hydroxy-cytidine product (85% yield), which can be converted to Molnupiravir by a selective 5′-acylation using Novozym 435.
- Birmingham, William R.,Burke, Ashleigh J.,Charnock, Simon J.,Crawshaw, Rebecca,Finnigan, James D.,Green, Anthony P.,Holgate, Gregory M.,Lovelock, Sarah L.,Muldowney, Mark P.,Rowles, Ian,Thorpe, Thomas W.,Turner, Nicholas J.,Young, Carl,Zhuo, Ying,Zucoloto Da Costa, Bruna
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- Thermodynamic Reaction Control of Nucleoside Phosphorolysis
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Nucleoside analogs represent a class of important drugs for cancer and antiviral treatments. Nucleoside phosphorylases (NPases) catalyze the phosphorolysis of nucleosides and are widely employed for the synthesis of pentose-1-phosphates and nucleoside analogs, which are difficult to access via conventional synthetic methods. However, for the vast majority of nucleosides, it has been observed that either no or incomplete conversion of the starting materials is achieved in NPase-catalyzed reactions. For some substrates, it has been shown that these reactions are reversible equilibrium reactions that adhere to the law of mass action. In this contribution, we broadly demonstrate that nucleoside phosphorolysis is a thermodynamically controlled endothermic reaction that proceeds to a reaction equilibrium dictated by the substrate-specific equilibrium constant of phosphorolysis, irrespective of the type or amount of NPase used, as shown by several examples. Furthermore, we explored the temperature-dependency of nucleoside phosphorolysis equilibrium states and provide the apparent transformed reaction enthalpy and apparent transformed reaction entropy for 24 nucleosides, confirming that these conversions are thermodynamically controlled endothermic reactions. This data allows calculation of the Gibbs free energy and, consequently, the equilibrium constant of phosphorolysis at any given reaction temperature. Overall, our investigations revealed that pyrimidine nucleosides are generally more susceptible to phosphorolysis than purine nucleosides. The data disclosed in this work allow the accurate prediction of phosphorolysis or transglycosylation yields for a range of pyrimidine and purine nucleosides and thus serve to empower further research in the field of nucleoside biocatalysis. (Figure presented.).
- Kaspar, Felix,Giessmann, Robert T.,Neubauer, Peter,Wagner, Anke,Gimpel, Matthias
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- Use of nucleoside phosphorylases for the preparation of 5-modified pyrimidine ribonucleosides
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Enzymatic transglycosylation, a transfer of the carbohydrate moiety from one heterocyclic base to another, is catalyzed by nucleoside phosphorylases (NPs) and is being actively developed and applied for the synthesis of biologically important nucleosides. Here, we report an efficient one-step synthesis of 5-substitited pyrimidine ribonucleosides starting from 7-methylguanosine hydroiodide in the presence of nucleoside phosphorylases (NPs).
- Alexeev, Cyril S.,Drenichev, Mikhail S.,Dorinova, Evgeniya O.,Esipov, Roman S.,Kulikova, Irina V.,Mikhailov, Sergey N.
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- SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE OF HIGH POTENCY RNA THERAPEUTICS
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This invention provides expressible polynucleotides, which can express a target protein or polypeptide. Synthetic mRNA constructs for producing a protein or polypeptide can contain one or more 5′ UTRs, where a 5′ UTR may be expressed by a gene of a plant. In some embodiments, a 5′ UTR may be expressed by a gene of a member of Arabidopsis genus. The synthetic mRNA constructs can be used as pharmaceutical agents for expressing a target protein or polypeptide in vivo.
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- Synthesis of Nucleosides through Direct Glycosylation of Nucleobases with 5-O-Monoprotected or 5-Modified Ribose: Improved Protocol, Scope, and Mechanism
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Simplifying access to synthetic nucleosides is of interest due to their widespread use as biochemical or anticancer and antiviral agents. Herein, a direct stereoselective method to access an expansive range of both natural and synthetic nucleosides up to a gram scale, through direct glycosylation of nucleobases with 5-O-tritylribose and other C5-modified ribose derivatives, is discussed in detail. The reaction proceeds through nucleophilic epoxide ring opening of an in situ formed 1,2-anhydrosugar (termed “anhydrose”) under modified Mitsunobu reaction conditions. The scope of the reaction in the synthesis of diverse nucleosides and other 1-substituted riboside derivatives is described. In addition, a mechanistic insight into the formation of this key glycosyl donor intermediate is provided.
- Downey, A. Michael,Pohl, Radek,Roithová, Jana,Hocek, Michal
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- THERMOSTABLE BIOCATALYST COMBINATION FOR NUCLEOSIDE SYNTHESIS
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The present invention relates to a transglycosylation method for the preparation of natural and synthetic nucleosides using a uridine phosphorylase (PyNPase, E.C. 2.4.2.3), a purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNPase, E.C. 2.4.2.1), or a combination thereof. These biocatalysts may be used as such, or by means of host cells transformed with vectors comprising recombinant DNA gene derived from hyperthermophilic archaea and encoding for the PyNPase and PNPase enzymes.
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- Synthesis and structure-activity relationship of uracil nucleotide derivatives towards the identification of human P2Y6 receptor antagonists
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P2Y6 receptor (P2Y6-R) is involved in various physiological and pathophysiological events. With a view to set rules for the design of UDP-based reversible P2Y6-R antagonists as potential drugs, we established structure-activity relationship of UDP analogues, bearing modifications at the uracil ring, ribose moiety, and the phosphate chain. For instance, C5-phenyl- or 3-NMe-uridine-5′-α,β-methylene-diphosphonate, 16 and 23, or lack of 2′-OH, in 12-15, resulted in loss of both agonist and antagonist activity toward hP2Y6-R. However, uridylyl phosphosulfate, 19, selectively inhibited hP2Y6-R (IC50 112 μM) versus P2Y2/4-Rs. In summary, we have established a comprehensive SAR for hP2Y6-R ligands towards the development of hP2Y6-R antagonists.
- Meltzer, Diana,Ethan, Ophir,Arguin, Guillaume,Nadel, Yael,Danino, Ortal,Lecka, Joanna,Sévigny, Jean,Gendron, Fernand-Pierre,Fischer, Bilha
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- Triazole pyrimidine nucleosides as inhibitors of Ribonuclease A. Synthesis, biochemical, and structural evaluation
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Five ribofuranosyl pyrimidine nucleosides and their corresponding 1,2,3-triazole derivatives have been synthesized and characterized. Their inhibitory action to Ribonuclease A has been studied by biochemical analysis and X-ray crystallography. These compounds are potent competitive inhibitors of RNase A with low μM inhibition constant (Ki) values with the ones having a triazolo linker being more potent than the ones without. The most potent of these is 1-[(β-d-ribofuranosyl)-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl]uracil being with Ki = 1.6 μM. The high resolution X-ray crystal structures of the RNase A in complex with three most potent inhibitors of these inhibitors have shown that they bind at the enzyme catalytic cleft with the pyrimidine nucleobase at the B1 subsite while the triazole moiety binds at the main subsite P1, where P-O5′ bond cleavage occurs, and the ribose at the interface between subsites P1 and P0 exploiting interactions with residues from both subsites. The effect of a susbsituent group at the 5-pyrimidine position at the inhibitory potency has been also examined and results show that any addition at this position leads to a less efficient inhibitor. Comparative structural analysis of these RNase A complexes with other similar RNase A - ligand complexes reveals that the triazole moiety interactions with the protein form the structural basis of their increased potency. The insertion of a triazole linker between the pyrimidine base and the ribose forms the starting point for further improvement of these inhibitors in the quest for potent ribonucleolytic inhibitors with pharmaceutical potential.
- Parmenopoulou, Vanessa,Chatzileontiadou, Demetra S.M.,Manta, Stella,Bougiatioti, Stamatina,Maragozidis, Panagiotis,Gkaragkouni, Dimitra-Niki,Kaffesaki, Eleni,Kantsadi, Anastassia L.,Skamnaki, Vassiliki T.,Zographos, Spyridon E.,Zounpoulakis, Panagiotis,Balatsos, Nikolaos A.A.,Komiotis, Dimitris,Leonidas, Demetres D.
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- Bisphosphonate derivatives of nucleoside antimetabolites: Hydrolytic stability and hydroxyapatite adsorption of 5′-β,γ-methylene and 5′-β,γ-(1-hydroxyethylidene) triphosphates of 5-fluorouridine and ara-cytidine
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(Chemical Equation Presented) Kinetics of the hydrolytic reactions of four bisphosphonate derivatives of nucleoside antimetabolites, viz., 5-fluorouridine 5′-β,γ-(1-hydroxyethylidene) triphosphate (4), 5-fluorouridine 5′-β,γ-methylene triphosphate (5), ara-cytidine 5′-β,γ-(1-hydroxyethylidene) triphosphate (6), and ara-cytidine 5′-β,γ-methylene triphosphate (7), have been studied over a wide pH range (pH 1.0-8.5) at 90°C. With each compound, the disappearance of the starting material was accompanied by formation of the corresponding nucleoside 5′-monophosphate, the reaction being up to 2 orders of magnitude faster with the β,γ-(1-hydroxyethylidene) derivatives (4, 6) than with their β,γ-methylene counterparts (5, 7). With compound 7, deamination of the cytosine base competed with the phosphate hydrolysis at pH 3-6. The measurements at 37°C (pH 7.4) in the absence and presence of divalent alkaline earth metal ions (Mg2+ and Ca2+) showed no sign of metal ion catalysis. Under these conditions, the initial product, nucleoside 5′-monophosphate, underwent rapid dephosphorylation to the corresponding nucleoside. Hydrolysis of the β,γ-methylene derivatives (5, 7) to the corresponding nucleoside 5′-monophosphates was markedly faster in mouse serum than in aqueous buffer (pH 7.4), the rate-acceleration being 5600- and 3150-fold with 5 and 7, respectively. In human serum, the accelerations were 800- and 450-fold compared to buffer. In striking contrast, the β,γ-(1-hydroxyethylidene) derivatives did not experience a similar decrease in hydrolytic stability. The stability in human serum was comparable to that in aqueous buffer (τ1/2 = 17 and 33 h with 4 and 6, respectively), and on going to mouse serum, a 2- to 4-fold acceleration was observed. To elucidate the mineral-binding properties of 4-7, their retention on a hydroxyapatite column was studied and compared to that of zoledronate (1a) and nucleoside mono-, di-, and triphosphates.
- Ora, Mikko,Loennberg, Tuomas,Florea-Wang, Diana,Zinnen, Shawn,Karpeisky, Alexander,Loennberg, Harri
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- Importance of 3′-hydroxyl group of the nucleosides for the reactivity of thymidine phosphorylase from Escherichia coli
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Thymidine phosphorylase in phosphate buffer catalyzed the conversion of thymidine to unnatural nucleosides. The 3′-OH, but not the 5′-OH of ribosyl moiety is necessary to be recognized as a substrate. Thus 3′-deoxythymidine could not convert to 5-fluorouracil-2′,3′- dideoxyribose. However, 5′-deoxythymidine was converted to 5-fluorouracil-2′,5′-dideoxyribose. Copyright
- Hatano, Akihiko,Harano, Aiko,Kirihara, Masayuki
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- Synthesis and anti-viral activity of a series of D- and l-2′-deoxy-2′-fluororibonucleosides in the subgenomic HCV replicon system
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Based on the discovery of (2′R)-D-2′-deoxy-2′- fluorocytidine as a potent anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) agent, a series of D- and L-2′-deoxy-2′-fluororibonucleosides with modifications at 5- and/or 4-positions were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro activity against HCV and bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV). The key step in the synthesis, the introduction of 2′-fluoro group, was achieved by either fluorination of 2,2′-anhydronucleosides with hydrogen fluoride-pyridine or potassium fluoride, or a fluorination of arabinonucleosides with DAST. Among the 27 analogues synthesized, only the 5-fluoro compound, namely (2′R)-D-2′-deoxy-2′,5-difluorocytidine (13), demonstrated potent anti-HCV activity and toxicity to ribosomal RNA. The replacement of the 4-amino group with a thiol group resulted in the loss of activity, while the 4-methylthio substituted analogue (25) exhibited inhibition of ribosomal RNA. As N4-hydroxycytidine (NHC) had previously shown potent anti-HCV activity, we combined the two functionalities of the N4-hydroxyl and the 2′-fluoro into one molecule, resulting (2′R)-D-2′-deoxy- 2′-fluoro-N4-hydroxycytidine (23). However, this nucleoside showed neither anti-HCV activity nor toxicity. All the L-forms of the analogues were devoid of anti-HCV activity. None of the compounds showed anti-BVDV activity, suggesting that the BVDV system cannot always predict anti-HCV activity.
- Shi, Junxing,Du, Jinfa,Ma, Tianwei,Pankiewicz, Krzysztof W.,Patterson, Steven E.,Tharnish, Phillip M.,McBrayer, Tamara R.,Stuyver, Lieven J.,Otto, Michael J.,Chu, Chung K.,Schinazi, Raymond F.,Watanabe, Kyoichi A.
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- Anti-HCV nucleoside derivatives
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The present invention comprises novel and known purine and pyrimidine nucleoside derivatives which have been discovered to be active against hepatitis C virus (HCV). The use of these derivatives for the treatment of HCV infection is claimed as are the novel nucleoside derivatives disclosed herein.
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- Specific lipid conjugates to nucleoside diphosphates and their use as drugs
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The present invention concerns new phospholipid derivatives of nucleosides of the general formula (I) in which R1represents a straight-chained or branched, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic residue with 9-14 carbon atoms which can optionally be substituted once or several times; R2can represent a straight-chained or branched, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic residue with 8-12 carbon atoms which can optionally be substituted once or several times; m is 2 or 3; A can represent a methylene group or an oxygen; Nuc can be a nucleoside or a residue derived from a nucleoside derivative; and tautomers thereof and their physiologically tolerated salts of inorganic and organic acids and bases as well as pharmaceutical preparations containing these compounds.
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- A stereospecific synthesis of L-deoxyribose, L-ribose and L-ribosides
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Using an inexpensive D-galactose from the chiral pool, L-deoxyribose, L-ribose and their derivatives were synthesized via mild reaction conditions. During the synthesis of L-deoxyribose, the key deoxygenation of the 2-hydroxy group of 3,5-O-dibenzyl-methyl-L-arabinofuranoside was performed by reduction of the corresponding triflate with tetrabutylammonium borohydride in high yield. During the synthesis of L-ribose, the key step of inversion of the 2-hydroxy group in the same substrate was carried out by intramolecular SN2 tandem reaction. Then the L-ribosyl donors were submitted to glycosidations according to Vorbrüggen's conditions to give L-ribosides (L-uridine, L-5-fluorouridine, L-iodouridine, L-thymidine, L-puridine, L-adenosine and L-guanosine) in excellent yields.
- Shi, Zhen-Dan,Yang, Bing-Hui,Wu, Yu-Lin
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- Stereospecific synthesis and biological evaluations of β-L-pentofuranonucleoside derivatives of 5-fluorouracil and 5-fluorocytosine
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In the search for new chemotherapeutic agents, we have focused our work on the synthesis and the study of several unnatural β-L-nucleoside analogues. In this paper, we report on the synthesis of β-L-pentofuranonucleosides (and their 2′-deoxy derivatives) of 5-fluorouracil and their inhibitory effects on the proliferation of several murine and human tumor cells. The corresponding 5-fluorocytosine derivatives were also synthesized and their anti-HIV and anti-HBV activities have been evaluated.
- Griffon, Jean-Francois,Mathe, Christophe,Faraj, Abdesslem,Aubertin, Anne-Marie,De Clercq, Erik,Balzarini, Jan,Sommadossi, Jean-Pierre,Gosselin, Gilles
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- A stereospecific synthesis of L-ribose and L-ribosides from D-galactose
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An inexpensive D-galactose was converted into L-ribose and its derivatives via mild reaction conditions. The L-ribosyl donor was submitted to a glycosidation according to Vorbrüggen's conditions to give L-ribosides in high yields.
- Shi, Zhen-Dan,Yang, Bing-Hui,Wu, Yu-Lin
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- Process for the production of asymmetrical phosphoric acid diesters
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The present invention concerns a process for the production of asymmetrical phosphoric acid diesters. The process is characterized in that a phosphoric acid ester is condensed with a compound containing hydroxy groups in the presence of an arylsulfonic acid chloride and an organic base, the residue of evaporation is stirred out with an organic solvent after the hydrolysis, the arylsulfonic acid pyridine salt which forms is nearly completely crystallized and recycled, the lipid derivative that is formed is precipitated as a sparingly soluble salt by addition of a solution containing alkaline-earth ions and isolated, the sparingly soluble salt is isolated as the free acid in an organic solvent by suspension in a water-immiscible organic solvent and a dilute aqueous mineral acid, the crude product is purified if desired, by means of preparative chromatography on a RP phase and subsequently the free acid is converted if desired into any desired salt.
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This invention relates to α and β L-ribofuranosyl nucleosides, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods of using them to treat various diseases in mammals.
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- Mild fluorination of uracil derivatives by caesium fluoroxysulphate
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1,3-Dimethyl and 1,3-dimethyl-5-halo substituted uracil derivatives reacted with CsSO4F under mild reaction conditions. Reactions carried out in an acetonitrile/water mixture or in a wide range of alcohols (methanol, ethanol, isopropanol and tert.butanol) resulted in the regioselective formation of the 5-fluoro-6-hydroxy or 5-fluoro-6-alkoxy-1,3-dimethyl-5,6-dihydrouracil derivatives, respectively, while the stereochemistry of the reaction was strongly syn predominant. Uracil was converted to 5-fluorouracil, and uridine to 5-fluorouridine, while the reaction of barbituric acid with CsSO4F in acetonitrile as solvent produced 5,5-difluorobarbituric acid.
- Stavber, Stojan,Zupan, Marko
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- Reaction of Acetyl Hypofluorite with Pyrimidines. Part 3. Synthesis, Stereochemistry, and Properties of 5-Fluoro-5,6-dihydropyrimidine Nucleosides
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The reaction of acetyl hypofluorite (AcOF) with unprotected uracil and cytosine nucleosides in acetic acid or water has been studied using (18)F as a tracer.For the nucleosides in general two cis-diastereoisomers of both the 6-acetoxy-5-fluoro and 5-fluoro-6-hydroxy adducts were obtained, (1)H n.m.r. analysis of which showed that they all possessed the anti-conformation.The 6-acetoxy-5-fluoroadducts in the uracil nucleosides showed a remarkable stability and appeared to be interesting versatile compounds.They could be converted into their hitherto unknown corresponding 5-fluoro-6-hydroxy-O6,5'-anhydrocyclouracil nucleosides.For the cytosine nucleosides the 6-acetoxy-5-fluoro adducts were not observed, while the other cytosine adducts were found to rapidly deaminate at C-4 in water yielding the corresponding uracil analogues.Interestingly, even within a pair of diastereoisomers different deamination rates were observed.
- Visser, Gerard W. M.,Herder, Renella E.,Noordhuis, Paul,Zwaagstra, Oene,Herscheid, Jacobus D. M.,Kanter, Frans J. J. de
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- Room-temperature Reactions of CsSO4F with Organic Molecules containing Heteroatoms
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Room-temperature fluorination of pentane-2,4-dione with CsSO4F gave 3-fluoro and 1,3-difluoro derivatives, while 5,5-difluorobarbituric acid was formed in high yield in a 2 h reaction at 100 deg C; 1,3-dimethyluracil was converted in methanol via cis- and trans-5-fluoro-6-methoxy derivatives into 5-fluoro-1,3-dimethyluracil in high yield and uridine into 5-fluorouridine.
- Stavber, Stojan,Zupan, Marko
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- Synthesis of O2,2′-cyclo-β-D-arabinofuranosyl- and β-D-arabinofuranosyl-5-fluorocytosine
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Methods for the synthesis of 5-fluorocytosine by direct fluorination of cytidine tetraacetate with elementary fluorine in acetic acid and by amination of 5-fluorouridine triacetate by the action of sodium hydride and p-toluenesulfonyl chloride and subsequent ammonolysis were studied. 5-Fluorocytidine was converted to O2, 2′-cyclo-β-D-arabinofuranosyl-5-fluorocytosine by the successive action of acetylsalicylyl chloride and acetyl chloride in methanol to remove the protective groups. Removal of the protective groups by means of a methanol solution of ammonia gave β-D-arabinofuranosyl-5-fluorocytosine. The latter was also obtained by amination of β-D-arabinofuranosyl-5-fluorouracil tribenzoate.
- Kvasyuk,Mikhailopulo,Barwolff,Cech
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- Process for production of 5-fluorouracil and its derivatives
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A process for production of 5-fluorouracil and its derivatives which comprises reacting a cytosine compound of the formula: STR1 wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a saccharide residue with fluorine or fluorine fluorosulfonate (FOSO2 F) in an aqueous medium to give the corresponding 5-fluorouracil compound of the formula: STR2 wherein R is as defined above.
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