Lipase-catalyzed protection of the hydroxy groups of the nucleosides inosine and 2 '-deoxyinosine : a new chemoenzymatic synthesis of the antiviral drug 2 ',3 '-dideoxyinosine

The selective acylation of the hydroxy groups of the nucleosides inosine la and 2'-deoxyinosine Ib has been achieved in the presence of Candida antarctica and Pseudomonas sp. lipases in organic solvents starting from the 5'-acetyl derivative of 2'-deoxyinosine, an efficient chemoenzym...

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Published in:Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Main Authors: P. Ciuffreda, S. Casati, E. Santaniello
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Science Ltd 1999
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2434/144329
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0960-894X(99)00228-0
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Summary:The selective acylation of the hydroxy groups of the nucleosides inosine la and 2'-deoxyinosine Ib has been achieved in the presence of Candida antarctica and Pseudomonas sp. lipases in organic solvents starting from the 5'-acetyl derivative of 2'-deoxyinosine, an efficient chemoenzymatic synthesis of the antiviral drug 2',3'-dideoxyinosine has been achieved