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Acid–base properties of an antivirally active acyclic nucleoside phosphonate: (<i>S</i>)-9-[3-hydroxy-2-(phosphonomethoxy) propyl]adenine (HPMPA)

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Blindauer, Claudia A., Holý, Antonín, Sigel, Astrid, Operschall, Bert P., Griesser, Rolf and Sigel, Helmut (2022) Acid–base properties of an antivirally active acyclic nucleoside phosphonate: (<i>S</i>)-9-[3-hydroxy-2-(phosphonomethoxy) propyl]adenine (HPMPA). New Journal of Chemistry, 46 (14). pp. 6484-6493. doi:10.1039/d2nj00543c

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Abstract

HPMPA is an acyclic nucleoside phosphonate analogue of AMP which displays antiviral properties. Therefore, its acid–base behavior as well as that of related compounds like PMEA, 9-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethyl]adenine, are for many reasons (e.g., binding to enzymes, coordination of metal ions) of general interest. HPMPA can accept two protons at the phosphonate and two more at the adenine residue, but not all acidity constants are accessible by potentiometric pH titrations. Therefore, we measured the chemical shifts of the nine non-exchangeable HPMPA protons by 1H NMR in D2O in dependence on pD in the range from 1 to 12. The corresponding results allowed identifying the protonation sites and, transferred to aqueous solution, they gave also the acidity constants. The most basic site is the phosphonate group followed by N1 of adenine. The pKa values increase from ca. −0.27 [–N7(H)+] via 1.27 [–PO(OH)2] and 4.23 [–N1(H)+] to 6.86 [–PO(OH)−]. In the fully protonated species charge repulsion exists between N1(H)+ and N7(H)+; therefore, the affinity of N7 for H+ is not correctly reflected by the measured acidity constant (ca. −0.27). Needed is the intrinsic micro acidity constant which reflects the H+ affinity of N7 under conditions where N1 is unprotonated; we abbreviate this species as +H·N7(HPMPA)N1. The corresponding microconstant is estimated to be pkN7–N1H·N7–N1Image ID:d2nj00543c-t1.gif 3.5; the minor species +H·N7(HPMPA)N1 occurs with an estimated formation degree between about 5 to 20%. The basicity of the adenine nitrogens decreases in the order N1 > N7 > N3.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Chemistry
SWORD Depositor: Library Publications Router
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Phosphonates, Nucleosides, Antiviral agents
Journal or Publication Title: New Journal of Chemistry
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
ISSN: 1369-9261
Official Date: 14 April 2022
Dates:
DateEvent
14 April 2022Published
16 March 2022Available
18 February 2022Accepted
Volume: 46
Number: 14
Page Range: pp. 6484-6493
DOI: 10.1039/d2nj00543c
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
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UNSPECIFIEDUniversität Baselhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100008375
UNSPECIFIEDUniversity of Warwickhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000741

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