Enzymatic synthesis of M(1)G-deoxyribose.

Adducts formed between electrophiles and nucleic acid bases are believed to play a key role in chemically induced mutations and cancer. M(1)G-dR is an endogenous exocyclic DNA adduct formed by the reaction of the dicarbonyl compound malondialdehyde with a dG residue in DNA. It is an intermediate in the synthesis of a class of modified oligodeoxyribonucleotides that are used to study the mutagenicity and repair of M(1)G. This unit presents methods for synthesizing M(1)G-dR by enzymatic coupling.