Plusieurs analogues de nucléosides thérapeutiques (Ara-C, Clofarabine), utilisés pour le traitement de leucémies, présentent un arrangement 1’,2’-cis entre la nucléobase reliée au centre anomère et le substituant (électroattracteur) en C-2’. Récemment, notre laboratoire a développé une approche synthétique pour former sélectivement des analogues de nucléosides et de thionucléosides 1’,2’-trans et 1’,2’-cis à partir de précurseurs acycliques. Ce mémoire présente une nouvelle méthodologie pour accéder efficacement aux analogues de nucléosides 1’,2’-cis à partir de furanosides. Différents groupements en position anomérique ont été examinés, sous conditions cinétiques en utilisant le bromure de diméthylbore pour générer sélectivement des produits acycliques ou cycliques. Les intermédiaires cinétiques de différents furanosides de méthyle formés en présence de Me2BBr ont été piégés in situ par un thiol pour générer des thioacétals acycliques avec de bonnes voire d’excellentes diastéréosélectivités. Les produits générés sont en accord avec une rétention globale de l’information stéréochimique du centre acétal et deux déplacements SN2 consécutifs ont été suggérés pour rationaliser ces résultats. Toutefois, l’objectif de synthétiser des analogues de nucléosides à partir de furanosides de méthyle a échoué. Tel que démontré par le Dr Michel Prévost, l’activation par Me2BBr des lactols des quatres différents furanosides suivie d’une addition in situ d’une base silylée a permis de former diastéréosélectivement les analogues de nucléosides 1’,2’-cis correspondants avec d’excellents rendements. Nous avons démontré que d’autres substrats peuvent être employés et que l’induction stéréochimique est sous contrôle du substituant électroattracteur en C-2. D’autres acides de Lewis, tel que TMSBr, peuvent également être utilisés. Cette méthodologie a également été étendue à d’autres nucléophiles tels que des Grignards ou des éthers d’énols silylés, conduisant à de bonnes sélectivités. / Many therapeutically relevant nucleoside analogs (Ara-C, Clofarabine) for the treatment of leukemia have a 1’,2’-cis arrangement between the nucleobase attached at the anomeric center and the non-hydrogen substituent at C-2’. Recently, our laboratory has developed a versatile approach to the synthesis of 1’,2’-trans and 1’,2’-cis nucleoside and thionucleoside analogues from acyclic scaffolds. This work will present a new methodology to access efficiently 1’,2’-cis nucleoside analogues from cyclic furanoside. Activation of various anomeric groups by Me2BBr was investigated, and under kinetic control acyclic substrates or cyclic ones could be generated selectively. Trapping the kinetic product of methyl furanoside formed in presence of Me2BBr by thiol in the presence of base led to the formation of acyclic thioacetal in good to excellent diastereoselectivity. The results obtained are in accordance with total retention of the stereochemical information of the acetal moiety and thus suggested that the mechanism of these two reactions is two successive SN2 displacements. The objective of synthesizing nucleoside analogs from methyl furanoside was unsuccessful. As shown recently by Dr Michel Prévost, activation of all four furanoside lactol scaffolds by Me2BBr with an in situ addition of silylated nucleobase afforded 1’,2’-cis pyrimidine nucleoside analogues in very good yields and with diastereoselectivities greater or equal to 20:1. Expending this methodology to other scaffolds provided evidence of stereoelectronic control of the C-2 electron-withdrawing substituent. Other Lewis acids such as TMSBr can be used. This methodology was also applied to other nucleophiles such as allyl Grignard and silylated enols ethers, which were successfully alkylated in good yield and 1,2-cis diastereoselectivity.

De acordo com a Organização Mundial de Saúde (World Health Organization - WHO), aproximadamente 40 milhões de pessoas ao redor do mundo estão infectadas com HIV/AIDS. Atualmente, a epidemia tem sido controlada em grande parte do mundo ocidental, porém, projeções sugerem que, até o fim desta década, o número de incidência da doença poderá duplicar. Apesar das significantes melhoras na morbidade e mortalidade de pacientes infectados pelo HIV, o rápido surgimento de cepas resistentes aos agentes anti-HIV, além dos efeitos adversos e o alto custo de fármacos de última geração, torna-se necessário o continuo desenvolvimento de novas classes de agentes anti-HIV. A transcrição e multiplicação do RNA viral são dependentes das interações seqüência-específica entre duas proteínas reguladoras virais essenciais, Tat e Rev, com seus respectivos sítios no RNA, TAR e RRE. Durante a última década, os aminoglicosídeos foram introduzidos como ligantes universais do RNA, sendo capazes de se ligar ao TAR e ao RRE. A literatura apresenta diversos aminoglicosídeos que são capazes de se ligar ao TAR e inibir a interação Tat-TAR bem como, inibir competitivamente a ligação da proteína Rev ao RRE, como, por exemplo, a neomicina e tobramicina. Considerando a importância dos aminoglicosídeos e análogos nucleosídicos, conhecidamente eficazes na terapia antirretroviral, o trabalho foi direcionado para a síntese de conjugados de aminociclitol, 2- desoxi-estreptramina, e adenosina, bem como, dímeros de adenosina via estratégia de click chemistry por reação de cicloadição azido-alcino catalisada por Cu(I) (CuAAC). Para a síntese destes produtos, o precursor adenosina foi convertido no derivado 5\'-azido-5\'- desoxi-adenosina, o qual foi condensado com diversos diinos terminais comerciais, contendo diferentes grupos espaçantes, com a finalidade de explorar suas influências nas propriedades eletrônicas e estéricas nos conjugados de interesse frente à atividade anti-HIV. Os derivados alcinos presentes na posição C-5\' de adenosina, via grupo triazol, foram empregados para a síntese dos monômeros nucleosídeo-aminociclitóis, assim como, na síntese de dímeros nucleosíde0-aminociclitóis, via reação de cicloadição 1,3-dipolar, na presença de CuSO4, quantidade catalítica, e ascorbato de sódio, para geração in situ de Cu(I). Adicionalmente, alguns dos compostos, na concentração de 1mM, foram testados empregando o ensaio de ELISA para detecção da presença de proteína viral p24 em linhagem células H9 e avaliação de sua atividade antirretroviral. De acordo com o ensaio biológico, um dos compostos preparados apresentou, proporcionalmente ao crescimento da linhagem H9 (HIV) controle, atividade de inibição de formação da proteína viral p24 similar ao composto padrão zidovudina (AZT). Além disso, outros dois compostos também apresentaram um resultado relevante uma vez que suas atividades foram similares ao composto padrão lamivudina (3TC). Estes resultados sugerem que a presença de uma cadeia metilênica mais extensa, como cadeia lateral ou grupo espaçante, pode influenciar positivamente a atividade biológica por efeito hidrofóbico ou estérico. Por fim, os ensaios de viabilidade celular demonstraram que os compostos testados não foram citotóxicos nas condições testadas. / According to World Health Organization - WHO about 40 million of people are infected with HIV/AIDS. Currently, the epidemic has been controlled largely in the western world, since, projections suggest that, until this decade end, the disease incidence could increase. Despite significant improvements in morbidity and mortality of HIV-patients, quick emergence of resistant strains to anti-HIV agents, in addition to adverse effects and high cost of recent drugs, becomes necessary the ongoing development of new classes of HIV agents. Transcription and translation of the viral RNA are dependent of sequence-specific interactions among two essential viral regulatory proteins, Tat and Rev, and their corresponding TAR and RRE sites in HIV-1 RNA. Over the past decade, aminoglycosides were established as universal RNA linkers, being able to link to TAR and RRE. The literature reports several aminoglycosides that bind to TAR and inhibit Tat-TAR interaction, as well as, competitively inhibit the bind between Rev protein and RRE, such as: neomycin and tobramycin. Considering the importance of nucleosides analogs, effective in antiretroviral therapy, and aminoglycosides, the work was driven to the synthesis of aminocyclitol, 2- deoxy-streptamine, conjugated to the adenosine, as well as, conjugated dimers of adenosine by molecular duplication via click chemistry strategy involving copper-catalysed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction (CuAAC). For the synthesis of these products, the starting material adenosine was converted to 5\'-azide-5\'-deoxy-adenosine, which was conjugated with several commercials terminal dialkynes containing different intercalating groups in order to explore the influences of the steric and electronic properties of conjugates towards anti-HIV activity. Alkynes derivated at C-5\' position of adenosine, via triazole group, were used in the synthesis of nucleoside-linked aminocyclitols, as well as, nucleoside conjugated dimers by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction under microwave-assisted conditions (MW), using the catalytic system CuSO4/sodium ascorbate for the in situ generation of Cu(I). Additionally, several compounds, at concentration of 1mM, were tested in vitro by ELISA for detection of p24 protein in H9 cells to antiretroviral evaluation. According with the biologic assay, one of the compounds showed inhibition of p24 protein production similar to zidovudine (AZT), when compared to H9 cells line growth control, Furthermore, two compounds also showed important activities similar to lamivudine (3TC). These results suggest that the presence of a longer methylenic chain, as side chain or intercalating groups, could influence positively in the biologic activity due to hydrophobic or steric effects. Ultimately, the cell viability assays showed that compounds were not cytotoxic in the tested conditions.

No description available.

Plusieurs analogues de nucléosides thérapeutiques (Ara-C, Clofarabine), utilisés pour le traitement de leucémies, présentent un arrangement 1’,2’-cis entre la nucléobase reliée au centre anomère et le substituant (électroattracteur) en C-2’. Récemment, notre laboratoire a développé une approche synthétique pour former sélectivement des analogues de nucléosides et de thionucléosides 1’,2’-trans et 1’,2’-cis à partir de précurseurs acycliques. Ce mémoire présente une nouvelle méthodologie pour accéder efficacement aux analogues de nucléosides 1’,2’-cis à partir de furanosides. Différents groupements en position anomérique ont été examinés, sous conditions cinétiques en utilisant le bromure de diméthylbore pour générer sélectivement des produits acycliques ou cycliques. Les intermédiaires cinétiques de différents furanosides de méthyle formés en présence de Me2BBr ont été piégés in situ par un thiol pour générer des thioacétals acycliques avec de bonnes voire d’excellentes diastéréosélectivités. Les produits générés sont en accord avec une rétention globale de l’information stéréochimique du centre acétal et deux déplacements SN2 consécutifs ont été suggérés pour rationaliser ces résultats. Toutefois, l’objectif de synthétiser des analogues de nucléosides à partir de furanosides de méthyle a échoué. Tel que démontré par le Dr Michel Prévost, l’activation par Me2BBr des lactols des quatres différents furanosides suivie d’une addition in situ d’une base silylée a permis de former diastéréosélectivement les analogues de nucléosides 1’,2’-cis correspondants avec d’excellents rendements. Nous avons démontré que d’autres substrats peuvent être employés et que l’induction stéréochimique est sous contrôle du substituant électroattracteur en C-2. D’autres acides de Lewis, tel que TMSBr, peuvent également être utilisés. Cette méthodologie a également été étendue à d’autres nucléophiles tels que des Grignards ou des éthers d’énols silylés, conduisant à de bonnes sélectivités. / Many therapeutically relevant nucleoside analogs (Ara-C, Clofarabine) for the treatment of leukemia have a 1’,2’-cis arrangement between the nucleobase attached at the anomeric center and the non-hydrogen substituent at C-2’. Recently, our laboratory has developed a versatile approach to the synthesis of 1’,2’-trans and 1’,2’-cis nucleoside and thionucleoside analogues from acyclic scaffolds. This work will present a new methodology to access efficiently 1’,2’-cis nucleoside analogues from cyclic furanoside. Activation of various anomeric groups by Me2BBr was investigated, and under kinetic control acyclic substrates or cyclic ones could be generated selectively. Trapping the kinetic product of methyl furanoside formed in presence of Me2BBr by thiol in the presence of base led to the formation of acyclic thioacetal in good to excellent diastereoselectivity. The results obtained are in accordance with total retention of the stereochemical information of the acetal moiety and thus suggested that the mechanism of these two reactions is two successive SN2 displacements. The objective of synthesizing nucleoside analogs from methyl furanoside was unsuccessful. As shown recently by Dr Michel Prévost, activation of all four furanoside lactol scaffolds by Me2BBr with an in situ addition of silylated nucleobase afforded 1’,2’-cis pyrimidine nucleoside analogues in very good yields and with diastereoselectivities greater or equal to 20:1. Expending this methodology to other scaffolds provided evidence of stereoelectronic control of the C-2 electron-withdrawing substituent. Other Lewis acids such as TMSBr can be used. This methodology was also applied to other nucleophiles such as allyl Grignard and silylated enols ethers, which were successfully alkylated in good yield and 1,2-cis diastereoselectivity.

No description available.

De acordo com a Organização Mundial de Saúde (World Health Organization - WHO), aproximadamente 40 milhões de pessoas ao redor do mundo estão infectadas com HIV/AIDS. Atualmente, a epidemia tem sido controlada em grande parte do mundo ocidental, porém, projeções sugerem que, até o fim desta década, o número de incidência da doença poderá duplicar. Apesar das significantes melhoras na morbidade e mortalidade de pacientes infectados pelo HIV, o rápido surgimento de cepas resistentes aos agentes anti-HIV, além dos efeitos adversos e o alto custo de fármacos de última geração, torna-se necessário o continuo desenvolvimento de novas classes de agentes anti-HIV. A transcrição e multiplicação do RNA viral são dependentes das interações seqüência-específica entre duas proteínas reguladoras virais essenciais, Tat e Rev, com seus respectivos sítios no RNA, TAR e RRE. Durante a última década, os aminoglicosídeos foram introduzidos como ligantes universais do RNA, sendo capazes de se ligar ao TAR e ao RRE. A literatura apresenta diversos aminoglicosídeos que são capazes de se ligar ao TAR e inibir a interação Tat-TAR bem como, inibir competitivamente a ligação da proteína Rev ao RRE, como, por exemplo, a neomicina e tobramicina. Considerando a importância dos aminoglicosídeos e análogos nucleosídicos, conhecidamente eficazes na terapia antirretroviral, o trabalho foi direcionado para a síntese de conjugados de aminociclitol, 2- desoxi-estreptramina, e adenosina, bem como, dímeros de adenosina via estratégia de click chemistry por reação de cicloadição azido-alcino catalisada por Cu(I) (CuAAC). Para a síntese destes produtos, o precursor adenosina foi convertido no derivado 5\'-azido-5\'- desoxi-adenosina, o qual foi condensado com diversos diinos terminais comerciais, contendo diferentes grupos espaçantes, com a finalidade de explorar suas influências nas propriedades eletrônicas e estéricas nos conjugados de interesse frente à atividade anti-HIV. Os derivados alcinos presentes na posição C-5\' de adenosina, via grupo triazol, foram empregados para a síntese dos monômeros nucleosídeo-aminociclitóis, assim como, na síntese de dímeros nucleosíde0-aminociclitóis, via reação de cicloadição 1,3-dipolar, na presença de CuSO4, quantidade catalítica, e ascorbato de sódio, para geração in situ de Cu(I). Adicionalmente, alguns dos compostos, na concentração de 1mM, foram testados empregando o ensaio de ELISA para detecção da presença de proteína viral p24 em linhagem células H9 e avaliação de sua atividade antirretroviral. De acordo com o ensaio biológico, um dos compostos preparados apresentou, proporcionalmente ao crescimento da linhagem H9 (HIV) controle, atividade de inibição de formação da proteína viral p24 similar ao composto padrão zidovudina (AZT). Além disso, outros dois compostos também apresentaram um resultado relevante uma vez que suas atividades foram similares ao composto padrão lamivudina (3TC). Estes resultados sugerem que a presença de uma cadeia metilênica mais extensa, como cadeia lateral ou grupo espaçante, pode influenciar positivamente a atividade biológica por efeito hidrofóbico ou estérico. Por fim, os ensaios de viabilidade celular demonstraram que os compostos testados não foram citotóxicos nas condições testadas. / According to World Health Organization - WHO about 40 million of people are infected with HIV/AIDS. Currently, the epidemic has been controlled largely in the western world, since, projections suggest that, until this decade end, the disease incidence could increase. Despite significant improvements in morbidity and mortality of HIV-patients, quick emergence of resistant strains to anti-HIV agents, in addition to adverse effects and high cost of recent drugs, becomes necessary the ongoing development of new classes of HIV agents. Transcription and translation of the viral RNA are dependent of sequence-specific interactions among two essential viral regulatory proteins, Tat and Rev, and their corresponding TAR and RRE sites in HIV-1 RNA. Over the past decade, aminoglycosides were established as universal RNA linkers, being able to link to TAR and RRE. The literature reports several aminoglycosides that bind to TAR and inhibit Tat-TAR interaction, as well as, competitively inhibit the bind between Rev protein and RRE, such as: neomycin and tobramycin. Considering the importance of nucleosides analogs, effective in antiretroviral therapy, and aminoglycosides, the work was driven to the synthesis of aminocyclitol, 2- deoxy-streptamine, conjugated to the adenosine, as well as, conjugated dimers of adenosine by molecular duplication via click chemistry strategy involving copper-catalysed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction (CuAAC). For the synthesis of these products, the starting material adenosine was converted to 5\'-azide-5\'-deoxy-adenosine, which was conjugated with several commercials terminal dialkynes containing different intercalating groups in order to explore the influences of the steric and electronic properties of conjugates towards anti-HIV activity. Alkynes derivated at C-5\' position of adenosine, via triazole group, were used in the synthesis of nucleoside-linked aminocyclitols, as well as, nucleoside conjugated dimers by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction under microwave-assisted conditions (MW), using the catalytic system CuSO4/sodium ascorbate for the in situ generation of Cu(I). Additionally, several compounds, at concentration of 1mM, were tested in vitro by ELISA for detection of p24 protein in H9 cells to antiretroviral evaluation. According with the biologic assay, one of the compounds showed inhibition of p24 protein production similar to zidovudine (AZT), when compared to H9 cells line growth control, Furthermore, two compounds also showed important activities similar to lamivudine (3TC). These results suggest that the presence of a longer methylenic chain, as side chain or intercalating groups, could influence positively in the biologic activity due to hydrophobic or steric effects. Ultimately, the cell viability assays showed that compounds were not cytotoxic in the tested conditions.

Les analogues de nucléosides ont reçu une attention particulière en raison de leurs importantes applications anticancéreuses et antivirales. Dans cette thèse, de nouveaux analogues nucléosidiques de type 1′,2′-cis et 1′,2′-trans ribo portant un centre stéréogénique quaternaire fonctionnalisé en position C3′ ont été synthétisés par des réactions de N-glycosylation stéréosélectives, qui ont été contrôlées en installant différents types de groupes protecteurs sur le C2′ substituant hydroxyle. Le précurseur acyclique critique de 2,4-syn diol a été obtenu par réduction diastéréosélective d’une β-hydroxycétone en utilisant la délivrance d'hydrure intermoléculaire. Une approche pour une séparation facile des 2,4-syn et 2,4-anti diols par protection/déprotection acétonide a été établie, de sorte que le 2,4-syn diol pur puisse être rapidement accessible par oxydation allylique successive et protection acétonide. Une stratégie alternative a également été développée pour la préparation d'analogues nucléosidiques en C1′-β de type ribo portant un centre quaternaire C3′ avec un groupe hydroxyle C5′ libre. Dans cette stratégie, les diacétates de type ribo ont servi de donneur de glycosyle qui ont été synthétisés à partir d’une époxydation diastéréosélective d’un précurseur de glycal. La réaction énantiosélective consécutive de Mukaiyama aldol et le transfert d'allyle intramoléculaire de radicaux libres catalysé par photoredox ont été établis et développés dans notre laboratoire pour installer le centre stéréogénique quaternaire. Des nucléosides 5′-triphosphates portant soit une purine soit une pyrimidine ont ensuite été synthétisés et sont testés contre le cancer et les infections virales. De plus, l'analogue L-1′,2′-cis-4′-thionucléoside portant un centre quaternaire stéréogénique fonctionnalisé en position C3′ avec un substituant hydroxyle en C2′ a été synthétisé par une stratégie acyclique avec 1′,2′-syn thioaminal précurseur, qui a subi une cyclisation intramoléculaire de type SN2 de type S1′→C4′. Le 1′,2′-syn thioaminal a été synthétisé par une addition de nucléobase diastéréosélective sur un dithioacétal. / Nucleoside analogues have received extensive attention due to their important anticancer and antiviral applications. In this thesis, novel 1′,2′-cis and trans ribo-like nucleoside analogues bearing an all-carbon C3′ quaternary stereogenic center were synthesized using stereoselective N-glycosylation reactions, which were controlled by installing different types of protecting groups on the C2′ hydroxyl substituent. The critical acyclic 2,4-syn diol precursor was obtained by diastereoselective reduction of a β-hydroxy ketone using intermolecular hydride delivery. An approach for easy separation of the 2,4-syn and 2,4-anti diols through acetonide protection/deprotection was established to rapidly access the pure 2,4-syn diol through successive allylic oxidation and acetonide protection. An alternative strategy was also developed for the preparation of ribo-like C1′-β nucleoside analogues bearing an all-carbon C3′ quaternary center with a free C5′ hydroxyl group. In this strategy, ribo-like diacetates served as the glycosyl donors which were synthesized from a diastereoselective epoxidation of a glycal precursor. A consecutive enantioselective Mukaiyama aldol reaction followed by a photoredox catalyzed free radical intramolecular allyl transfer were established and developed in our lab to install the all-carbon quaternary stereogenic center. Nucleoside 5′-triphosphates bearing either a purine or a pyrimidine nucleobase were then synthesized and are currently being tested against cancer and viral infections. In addition, L-1′,2′-cis-4′-thionucleoside analogues bearing an all-carbon C3′ stereogenic quaternary center along with a C2′ hydroxyl substituent were synthesized using an acyclic strategy from a 1′,2′-syn thioaminal precursor followed by a S1′→C4′ intramolecular SN2-like cyclization. The 1′,2′-syn thioaminal was synthesized by a diastereoselective nucleobase addition onto a dithioacetal.

Le travail présenté dans cet ouvrage porte sur la synthèse diastéréosélective d’analogues de nucléosides et leurs usages thérapeutiques. L’intérêt pour cette classe de molécules comme agents anti-cancer et/ou antiviraux réside dans l’existence d’acides nucléiques (sous la forme d’ADN ou d’ARN) nécessaires à la reproduction des cellules cancéreuses et la réplication virale. Plusieurs cofacteurs enzymatiques importants possèdent également une structure nucléosidique et occupent des rôles clés dans les processus cellulaires. La première partie concerne le développement d’une sonde chimique pour l’inhibition de protéines méthyltransférases (PMTs). Cette famille d’enzymes assure la méthylation de protéines, soit une modification post-traductionnelle qui a été associée récemment à certaines maladies incluant le cancer. Sur la base de la structure du cofacteur naturel S-adénosyl-L-méthionine (SAM) et d’inhibiteurs émergents, de nouveaux nucléosides fluorés ont été conçus et synthétisés pour potentiellement améliorer l’activité inhibitrice vis-à-vis certaines de ces enzymes. En collaboration avec le SGC de Toronto, les analogues de nucléosides ont été testés biologiquement et certains ont présenté une activité intéressante contre la lysine méthyltransférase SETDB1. La seconde partie, quant à elle, porte sur la synthèse d’une nouvelle famille d’analogues de nucléosides C2'-fluorés comportant un centre quaternaire fonctionnalisé en position C3'. Différentes bases azotées ont été introduites diastéréosélectivement et, plus de vingt analogues de nucléosides et pronucléotides ont été préparés. Une collaboration avec le laboratoire de la Pre Mona Nemer à l’Université d’Ottawa a permis de les tester in vitro sur des lignées cellulaires cancéreuses du pancréas, où certains montrent une activité biologique intéressante. / The work presented in this manuscript describes the diastereoselective synthesis of nucleoside analogues and their therapeutic uses. The interest in this important class of molecules as anticancer and/or antiviral agents stems from the administration of modified nucleosides that interfere with cell division and viral replication through incorporation into DNA and RNA and/or inhibition of essential enzymes. These analogues thus compete with their natural counterparts to inhibit the synthesis of nucleotides which is the limiting process in cell proliferation. The first objective of this thesis is the development of a chemical probe with inhibitory properties against protein methyltransferases (PMTs). This enzyme family is responsible for protein methylation, a post-translational modification recently linked to cancer and other diseases. Based on the structure of the natural cofactor, S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM), novel fluorinated nucleoside analogues were synthesized in an effort to further improve biological activity. In collaboration with the SGC in Toronto, two of these compounds showed interesting activity toward the lysine methyltransferase SETDB1. The second part of this thesis describes the synthesis of a new family of nucleoside analogues bearing a C2' fluorine and a novel all-carbon quaternary center at C3'. Generation of these molecules required optimization of the glycosylation reaction to incorporate various nucleobases as well as modifications to the substituents on the sugar backbone. This resulted in the synthesis of more than twenty analogues including pronucleotides. The biological activity of these molecules was determined in collaboration with Pre Mona Nemer’s laboratory at the University of Ottawa. Such nucleoside analogues have shown interesting activity against pancreatic cancer cell lines.

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