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Looking for new pyrimidine acyclic nucleotide analogues designed for phosphorylation by human ump-cmp kinase.
Abstract : Human UMP-CMP kinase is involved in the phosphorylation of nucleic acid precursors and also in the activation of antiviral analogues including cidofovir, an acyclic phosphonate compound that mimicks dCMP and shows a broad antiviral spectrum. The binding of ligands to the enzyme was here investigated using a fluorescent probe and a competitive titration assay. At the acceptor site, the enzyme was found to accommodate any base, purine and pyrimidine, including thymidine. A method for screening analogues based on their affinity for the UMP binding site was developed. The affinities of uracil vinylphosphonate derivatives modified in the 5 position were found similar to (d)UMP and (d)CMP and improved when compared to cidofovir.
https://hal-pasteur.archives-ouvertes.fr/pasteur-00202298
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Submitted on : Friday, January 4, 2008 - 6:28:36 PM
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Contributor : Sylvie Pochet <>
Submitted on : Friday, January 4, 2008 - 6:28:36 PM
Last modification on : Monday, March 8, 2021 - 4:12:02 PM