METHOD FOR PREPARING 3'-O-AMINO-2'-DEOXYRIBONUCLEOSIDE-5'-TRIPHOSPHATES

Abstract

Methods for preparing 3′-O-amino-2′-deoxyribonucleoside-5′-triphosphates with reduced 3′-hydroxy-2′-deoxyribonucleoside-5′-triphosphate contamination by converting 3′-(N-acetone-oxime)-2′-deoxynucleoside triphosphate to 3′-O-amine-2′-deoxynucleoside triphosphate by treatment with an aryl-oxyamine and compositions produced therefrom.

Claims

1. A method of preparing 3′-O-amino-2′-deoxyribonucleoside-5′-triphosphates comprising the steps of: (a) protecting a 5′-hydroxy group of a 2′-deoxyribonucleoside; (b) converting (S)-3′-hydroxy group of the compound obtained in step (a) into (R)-3′-hydroxy group; (c) reacting the product of step (b) with an N-hydroxyphthalimide to produce a 5′-O-protected-3′-O-phthalimido-2′-deoxynucleoside; (d) deprotecting the 5′-hydroxy group of the product of step (c); (e) converting the product of step (d) to a 3′-O-(N-acetone-oxime)-2′-deoxynucleoside; (f) triphosphorylating 5′-hydroxy group of the product of step (e) to give a 3′-O-(N-acetone-oxime)-2′-deoxynucleoside triphosphate; and (g) converting the product of step (f) to a 3′-O-amine-2′-deoxynucleoside triphosphate by treating the product of step (f) with an aryl-oxyamine.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said aryl-oxyamine is one of a substituted or unsubstituted O-benzylhydroxylamine, a substituted or unsubstituted O-phenylhydroxylamine, a substituted or unsubstituted O-phenylethyldydroxylamine, a substituted or unsubstituted O-benzyloxyethylhydroxylamine, and a substituted or unsubstituted O-phenoxyethylhyroxylamines, wherein such aryl-oxyamine is substituted with halo, methoxy or nitro.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said aryl-oxyamine is selected from the group consisting of O-benzylhydroxylamine, O-phenylhydroxylamine, O-[(2-Methoxyphenyl)methyl]hydroxylamine, O-[(3,5-Dichlorophenyl)methyl]hydroxylamine, O-(3-Chlorobenzyl)hydroxylamine, O-(4-Nitrobenzyl)hydroxylamine, O-(4-Methoxybenzyl)hydroxylamine, O-[(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)methyl]hydroxylamine, O-(2-Chlorobenzyl)hydroxylamine, O-[4-(Trifluoromethyl)benzyl]hydroxylamine, O-[(2,5-Dichlorophenyl)methyl]hydroxylamine, O-(2-Methylbenzyl)hydroxylamine, O-(2,3,4,5,6-Pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine, O-(4-Nitrobenzyl)hydroxylamine, O-(2-(Benzyloxy)ethyl)hydroxylamine, O-(4-Bromophenyl)hydroxylamine, O-[2-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]hydroxylamine, and O-(2-Phenoxyethyl)hydroxylamine.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said aryl-oxyamine is O-benzylhydroxylamine or O-phenylhydroxylamine.

5. A composition comprising: an aqueous solution containing a 3′-O-amino-2′-deoxyribonucleoside-5′-triphosphate, and an aryl-oxyamine at a concentration of less than 2% by volume.

6. The composition of claim 5, wherein said aryl-oxyamine is O-benzylhydroxylamine or O-phenylhydroxylamine.

7. The composition of claim 5, wherein said 3′-O-amino-2′-deoxyribonucleoside-5′-triphosphate has a base selected from the group consisting of adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine, uracil, inosine, xanthine and hypoxanthine.

8. The composition of claim 5, wherein said 3′-O-amino-2′-deoxyribonucleoside-5′-triphosphate has a base selected from the group consisting of: ##STR00001## wherein Z is a 1′ carbon of a 2′-deoxyribose-5′-triphosphate, R is H, CH.sub.3, or a linking group, and X is either N or C—R.

9. The composition of claim 8, wherein said linking group is one of alkyl linkers, alkenyl linkers, thioether linkers, aminoalkyl, aminoallyl, azidealkyl, azideallyl propargylamine, bis-propargyl, or bis-propargyl-PEG.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] FIG. 1 illustrates the conventional synthesis scheme for making 3′-O-amine-2′-deoxynucleoside triphosphate monomer.

[0010] FIG. 2 illustrates an embodiment of the invention for converting, or deprotecting, a 3′-acetone-oxime-nucleoside-triphosphate to a 3′-ONH2-nucleoside triphosphate using benzylhydroxylamine.

[0011] FIG. 3A is a chromatogram of a crude reaction product described in Example 1.

[0012] FIG. 3B is a chromatogram of the desired 3′-O-amino-2′-deoxyguanosine-5′-triphosphate product of Example 1.

[0013] FIG. 4 illustrates examples of bases for 3′-O-amino-2′-deoxyribonucleoside-5′-triphosphate, according to the invention, wherein Z is a 1′ carbon of a 2′-deoxyribose-5′-triphosphate, R is either H, CH.sub.3, or a linking group, and X is either N or C—R.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] The general principles of the invention are disclosed in more detail herein particularly by way of examples, such as those shown in the drawings and described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the intention is not to limit the invention to the particular embodiments described. The invention is amenable to various modifications and alternative forms, specifics of which are shown for several embodiments. The intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the principles and scope of the invention.

[0015] The present invention relates to a method for preparing 3′-O-amino-2′-deoxyribonucleoside-5′-triphosphates using the general steps of:

(a) protecting 5′-hydroxy group of a 2′-deoxyribonucleoside;
(b) converting (S)-3′-hydroxy group of the compound obtained in step (a) into (R)-3′-hydroxy group;
(c) reacting the product of step (b) with an N-hydroxyphthalimide to produce a 5′-O-protected-3′-O-phthalimido-2′-deoxynucleoside;
(d) deprotecting the 5′-hydroxy group of the product of step (c);
(e) converting the product of step (d) to a 3′-O-(N-acetone-oxime)-2′-deoxynucleoside;
(f) triphosphorylating 5′-hydroxy group of the product of step (e) to give a 3′-O-(N-acetone-oxime)-2′-deoxynucleoside triphosphate; and
(g) converting the product of step (f) to a 3′-O-amine-2′-deoxynucleoside triphosphate.

[0016] The terms “(S)” or “(R)” preceding a group or a moiety, such as in “(R)-3′-hydroxy group”, refers to the absolute configuration of the carbon substituted by said group. The position of the carbon may also follow the terms “(S)” or “(R)”. In “(R)-3′-hydroxy group”, the carbon in position 3′ which is substituted with a hydroxy group, has an R absolute configuration.

[0017] The 2′-deoxynucleosides of adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine and uracil, are respectively 2′-deoxyadenosine, 2′-deoxyguanosine, 2′-deoxycytidine, 2′-deoxythymidine and 2′-deoxyuridine.

[0018] The above general steps along with numerous specific embodiments are disclosed in the following references: DeClercq et al, European patent application EP0381335; Kondo et al., Symp. Nucleic Acids Chem., 16: 93-96 (1985); Burgess et al., J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm., 8: 915-916 (1994); Huffer et al., Nucleosides, Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids, 29 (11): 879-895 (2010); Sarac et al., International patent publication WO2020/043846; and U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,544,794; 8,034,923; 8,212,020; and 10,472,383.

[0019] In accordance with the invention, the 3′-O-(N-acetone-oxime)-2′-deoxynucleoside triphosphate of step (f) is converted to a 3′-O-amine-2′-deoxynucleoside triphosphate by treating with an aryl-oxyamine, as illustrated in FIG. 2. In some embodiments, the aryl-oxyamine is an unsubstituted or substituted O-benzylhydroxylamine or a substituted or unsubstituted phenylhydroxylamine. Exemplary substituents include methoxy, nitro, halo, wherein in particular halo is fluoro, chloro or bromo. Exemplary substituted O-benzylhydroxylamines include, but are not limited to, O-(2,3,4,5,6-Pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine, and O-(4-Nitrobenzyl)hydroxylamine. In one embodiment, the aryl-oxyamine used with the method of the invention is O-benzylhydroxylamine. In another embodiment, the aryl-oxyamine used with the method of the invention is a substituted or unsubstituted phenylhydroxylamine. As above, exemplary substituents include methoxy, nitro, halo, wherein in particular halo is fluoro, chloro or bromo. The conversion step (g) may be performed using an aqueous solution of an aryl-oxyamine. In some embodiments, pyrimidine 3′-O-(N-acetone-oxime)-2′-deoxynucleoside triphosphates are converted or deprotected to form 3′-O-amine-2′-deoxynucleoside triphosphates at a pH between 6.8 and 7.0. In some embodiments, purine 3′-O-(N-acetone-oxime)-2′-deoxynucleoside triphosphates are converted or deprotected to form 3′-O-amine-2′-deoxynucleoside triphosphates at a pH between 6.0 and 6.8. In some embodiments, for such conversions a concentration of aryl-oxyamine is used which is high enough to bring about the conversion but low enough not to require purification of 3′-O-amine-2′-deoxynucleoside triphosphates prior to use in polynucleotide synthesis. In some embodiment, such concentration of aryl-oxyamine is in the range of from 1 to 100 percent (v/v). In some embodiment, such concentration of aryl-oxyamine is in the range of from 1 to 2 percent (v/v). In other embodiments, such concentration of aryl-oxyamine is less than 2 percent (v/v). In other embodiments, such concentration of aryl-oxyamine is less than 1 percent (v/v).

[0020] In some embodiments, aryl-oxyamines used in the method of the invention include substituted or unsubstituted O-benzylhydroxylamine, substituted or unsubstituted O-phenylhydroxylamine, substituted or unsubstituted O-phenylethyldydroxylamine, substituted or unsubstituted O-benzyloxyethylhydroxylamine, and substituted or unsubstituted O-phenoxyethylhyroxylamines, wherein the substituents are selected from halo, methoxy, nitro. In some embodiments, halo is fluoro, chloro or bromo. In some embodiments, aryl-oxyamines used in the method of the invention include, but are not limited to, O-benzylhydroxylamine, O-phenylhydroxylamine, O-[(2-Methoxyphenyl)methyl]hydroxylamine, O-[(3,5-Dichlorophenyl)methyl]hydroxylamine, O-(3-Chlorobenzyl)hydroxylamine, O-(4-Nitrobenzyl)hydroxylamine, O-(4-Methoxybenzyl)hydroxylamine, O-[(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)methyl]hydroxylamine, O-(2-Chlorobenzyl)hydroxylamine, O-[4-(Trifluoromethyl)benzyl]hydroxylamine, O-[(2,5-Dichlorophenyl)methyl]hydroxylamine, O-(2-Methylbenzyl)hydroxylamine, Pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine, O-(4-Nitrobenzyl)hydroxylamine, O-(2-(Benzyloxy)ethyl)hydroxylamine, O-(4-Bromophenyl)hydroxylamine, O-[2-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]hydroxylamine, or O-(2-Phenoxyethyl)hydroxylamine.

[0021] It is also the purpose of the present invention to provide a composition comprising an aqueous solution containing a 3′-O-amino-2′-deoxyribonucleoside-5′-triphosphate and an aryl-oxyamine at a concentration of less than 2% by volume. In a particular embodiment, said aryl-oxyamine is O-benzylhydroxylamine or O-phenylhydroxylamine. Particularly, said 3′-O-amino-2′-deoxyribonucleoside-5′-triphosphate may have a base selected from the group consisting of adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine, uracil, inosine, xanthine or hypoxanthine. In an embodiment, 3′-O-amino-2′-deoxyribonucleoside-5′-triphosphate has a base selected from the group consisting of base illustrated FIG. 4. Advantageously, the linking group is alkyl linkers, alkenyl linkers, thiether linkers, aminoalkyl, aminoallyl, azidealkyl, azideallyl propargylamine, bis-propargyl, or bis-propargyl-PEG.

EXAMPLE 1

Deprotection of Purine Nucleobases (A, G)

3′-O-Amino-2′-deoxyguanosine-5′-triphosphate

[0022] To a solution of 3′-O-(N-Acetone-oxime)-2′-deoxyguanosine-5′-triphosphate (5.0 mL, 5.0 mmol, 100 mM stock solution) was added water 5.0 mL and O-benzylhydroxylamine (6.2 mL, 50 mmol) the pH was adjusted to 6.5 by adding 10% w/w of aqueous acetic acid. The reaction was stirred for 6 hours. The aqueous phase was extracted with diethyl ether (3×50 mL). The water phase was frozen and freeze dried for 1 hour. FIG. 3A is a chromatogram of the above crude reaction mixture after 2 hours. Excess O-benzylhydroxylamine is removed by liquid-liquid extraction with an organic solvent. The aqueous composition of 3′-ONH2-nucleoside triphosphates may contain a low amount of O-benzylhydroxylamine, sodium acetate and sodium chloride. FIG. 3B is an HPLC chromatogram of the 3′-O-Amino-2′-deoxyguanosine-5′-triphosphate product. The liquid-liquid extraction solvent in the examples is diethyl ether, but can be any organic solvent such as methyl tert-butyl ether, dichloromethane, toluene, pentane etc. and mixtures thereof.

EXAMPLE 2

Deprotection of Pyrimidine Nucleobases (T, C)

3′-O-Amino-2′-deoxycytidine-5′-triphosphate

[0023] To a solution of 3′-O-(N-Acetone-oxime)-2′-deoxycytidine-5′-triphosphate (5.0 mL, 5.0 mmol, 100 mM stock solution) was added water 5.0 mL and O-benzylhydroxylamine (6.2 mL, 50 mmol) the pH was adjusted to 6.8 by adding 10% w/w of aqueous acetic acid. The reaction was stirred for 6 hours. The aqueous phase was extracted with diethyl ether (3×50 mL). The water phase was frozen and freeze dried for 1 hour.