Molecules 2011, 16(7), 5655-5664; doi:10.3390/molecules16075655
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NMR and UV Studies of 4-Thio-2′-deoxyuridine and Its Derivatives

Xiaohui Zhang 1,* email and Yao-Zhong Xu 2
1 College of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, China 2 Department of Chemistry, the Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 30 May 2011 / Accepted: 10 June 2011 / Published: 1 July 2011
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nucleoside Analogues)
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Abstract: 5-Substituted-4-thio-2’-deoxyuridine nucleosides have been chemically synthesized and studied by NMR and UV spectroscopy. The results have been analyzed and discussed in connection with the previous data. The imino proton signal and the carbon signal of the thiocarbonyl group in the 5-substituted-4-thio-2’-deoxyuridines were found to be at much lower field, offering a potential for monitoring these modified bases at the DNA level. All 4-thionucleosides have strong absorptions at around 340 nm and consequently would be useful as potential UVA-induced anticancer agents.
Keywords: NMR; UV; 4-thiothymidine; DNA

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Zhang, X.; Xu, Y.-Z. NMR and UV Studies of 4-Thio-2′-deoxyuridine and Its Derivatives. Molecules 2011, 16, 5655-5664.

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Zhang X, Xu Y-Z. NMR and UV Studies of 4-Thio-2′-deoxyuridine and Its Derivatives. Molecules. 2011; 16(7):5655-5664.

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Zhang, Xiaohui; Xu, Yao-Zhong. 2011. "NMR and UV Studies of 4-Thio-2′-deoxyuridine and Its Derivatives." Molecules 16, no. 7: 5655-5664.

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