JP2010275254A - Hydrophobic group-linked nucleoside, hydrophobic group-linked nucleoside solution and method of synthesizing hydrophobic group-linked oligonucleotide - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hydrophobic group-linked nucleoside which is a compound capable of being utilized in the synthesis of an oligonucleotide in a hydrophobic environment by the liquid phase synthesis method and can solve the problem of lowering of yields of all oligonucleotide synthesis reactions caused by performing the separation-recovery operation in the conventionally performed liquid phase synthesis method, a hydrophobic group-linked nucleoside solution dissolving the same, and a method of synthesizing a hydrophobic group-linked oligonucleotide using this hydrophobic group-linked nucleoside solution. <P>SOLUTION: The hydrophobic group-linked nucleoside is represented by formula (1) and has a group having hydrophobicity linked through the oxygen linked to the C-3 position of a pentose residue. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside, a hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside solution, and a hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide synthesis method by a liquid phase synthesis method in a hydrophobic environment that can be easily constructed.

  Currently, oligonucleotides are generally synthesized by a solid phase synthesis method using a phosphoramidite method (Non-patent Documents 1 and 2). Here, the synthesis of oligonucleotides using the phosphoramidite method is carried out in a hydrophilic solvent capable of dissolving oligonucleotides and nucleosides. However, the water present in the hydrophilic solvent inhibits the activation of the nucleoside phosphoramidite compound used in the phosphoramidite method by the acid / azole complex compound. Therefore, a large excess of nucleoside phosphoramidite compounds and tetrazole compounds must be used in order to complete the reaction quickly even in the presence of water and to increase the yield of the target oligonucleotide. There is a problem that it must be done (Non Patent Literature 2).

  The solid phase synthesis method is performed using a dedicated automatic synthesizer equipped with a small reaction vessel having a volume of about 1 to 10 ml. In the reaction vessel, the degree of freedom of the solid phase carrier is extremely limited, and the place where the synthesis reaction occurs is limited to the interface between the solid phase carrier and the reaction solution. Therefore, in order to improve the efficiency of the synthesis reaction and synthesize the target oligonucleotide with a higher yield, the area of the interface between the solid phase carrier and the reaction solution is reduced, such as by forming micropores in the solid phase carrier. Need to increase. However, even if the area of the interface between the solid phase carrier and the reaction solution is increased, the oligonucleotide synthesis reaction may not proceed smoothly due to the steric hindrance due to the solid phase carrier, and the solid phase There is also a disadvantage that the strength of the carrier also decreases due to the formation of micropores.

  In the solid phase synthesis method, CPG (Controlled Pore Glass) is widely used as a solid phase carrier. However, since CPG itself has a hydrophilic group, it is used for a chemical reaction in a so-called hydrophilic environment. For synthesis of an oligonucleotide in a hydrophobic environment without water, There is a disadvantage that it cannot be used suitably.

  A solid phase synthesis method using polystyrene as a solid phase carrier has also been developed. However, in this solid-phase synthesis method, polystyrene swells in the reaction vessel (column), resulting in poor cleaning of excess reagents and side reactants due to an increase in liquid flow resistance, or deformation of the reaction vessel. It has problems such as inducing.

  On the other hand, the synthesis of oligonucleotides using a so-called liquid phase synthesis method has been attempted since the early stage of the oligonucleotide synthesis method. Since a general liquid phase synthesis method includes a plurality of reaction steps, product separation and recovery operations are required for each reaction step. Therefore, oligonucleotide synthesis using the liquid phase synthesis method is complicated in operation in each reaction step, and the recovery efficiency of the intermediate product in the separation / recovery operation in each reaction step is within an acceptable range. However, the yield of the oligonucleotide synthesis reaction as a whole has the problem of being significantly reduced. For this reason, the liquid phase synthesis method is not suitable as a technique for rapidly synthesizing various primers for PCR, which is a main use example of a synthetic oligonucleotide. In addition, the synthesis of oligonucleotides by liquid phase synthesis is difficult to automate or mechanize, and at most, only a few milligrams of trimer or tetramer oligonucleotides are manually synthesized, and the degree of polymerization exceeds that. It is impossible to synthesize oligonucleotides having a large amount and rapidly.

  As an example of the liquid phase synthesis method, there is a synthesis method by a phosphoramidite method using a PEG-linked nucleoside to which polyethylene glycol (hereinafter referred to as “PEG”) is bound (for example, Patent Document 1). In the phosphoramidite method using PEG-linked nucleosides, the PEG molecule itself constituting a PEG-linked nucleoside is not a single molecule, so the progress of the coupling reaction even if measured using thin-layer chromatography or MS spectrum It is difficult to confirm. Therefore, in the above liquid phase synthesis method, the trityl group protecting the 5 ′ end of the synthesized oligonucleotide is cleaved and the color development is measured each time as in the solid phase synthesis method (non-synthetic method). Patent Document 3). The PEG-linked nucleoside is a hydrophilic compound and can be used only for the synthesis of oligonucleotides in a hydrophilic environment by a liquid phase synthesis method. Therefore, the synthesis method using a PEG-linked nucleoside has a problem that the synthesis is performed in a hydrophilic environment using a polar solvent, and water in the reaction vessel is included in the synthesis stage (Non-patent Document 1). . The applicant of the present patent will disclose the following technical documents as publications that describe known inventions related to the present invention.

S. L. Beaucage, D.C. E. Bergstorm, G.G. D. Glick, R.M. A. Jones; Current Protocols in Nucleic Acid Chemistry; John Wiley & Sons (2000) Mitsuo Sekine, Retsu Saito, “Genomic Chemistry-Scientific Approach Using Artificial Nucleic Acids”, Kodansha Scientific (2003) G. M.M. Bonora, G.G. Biancotto, M.M. Maffini, C.I. L. Scremin; Nucleic Acids Research; 1993, Vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 1213-1217

  In view of the above situation, an object of the present invention is to provide a hydrophobic group-linked nucleoside that can be used for the synthesis of oligonucleotides in a hydrophobic environment by a liquid phase synthesis method. Another object of the present invention is to provide a synthesis method capable of synthesizing a hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide in a simple and easy manner with a high yield.

  As a result of diligent research to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventors have found that a predetermined hydrophobic group (organic monomolecular nanoparticle) is added to the hydroxyl group at the 3-position of the ribose or deoxyribose residue of the nucleoside protected by the protecting group. The present inventors have found that the above problems can be solved by introducing a carrier), and have completed the present invention.

  The present invention is composed of the following technical matters. That is, the present invention provides the following.

［上記一般式（１）において、Ｒ^１は炭素原子数１以上１２以下の炭化水素鎖であり、Ｒ^２は炭素原子数１以上２２以下の２価の炭化水素鎖であり、Ｒ^３及びＲ^４は、それぞれ独立に、炭素原子数１以上２２以下の炭化水素基、又はＲ^３及びＲ^４が互いに結合して形成される炭素原子数１以上２２以下の２価の炭化水素鎖（ヘテロ原子を含んでいてもよい）であり、Ｒ^５は炭素原子数０以上２２以下の２価の炭化水素鎖であり、Ｒ^６はそれぞれ独立に炭素原子数６以上３０以下の炭化水素鎖であり、ｎは２以上６以下の整数であり、Ｘは水素原子、水酸基、又は保護基により保護された水酸基であり、Ｙは酸性条件下で脱保護可能な保護基であり、Ｚは、極性基が保護基により保護されていてもよい、アデニル基、グアニル基、シトシル基、チミニル基、若しくはウラシル基、又はこれらの誘導体である。］ [1] A hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside represented by the following general formula (1).

[In the general formula (1), R ¹ is a hydrocarbon chain having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R ² is a divalent hydrocarbon chain having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, R ³ and R ⁴ independently represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, or a divalent hydrocarbon chain having 1 to 22 carbon atoms formed by bonding R ³ and R ⁴ to each other (heteroatom R ⁵ is a divalent hydrocarbon chain having 0 to 22 carbon atoms, and R ⁶ is independently a hydrocarbon chain having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, n is an integer of 2 to 6, X is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or a hydroxyl group protected by a protecting group, Y is a protecting group that can be deprotected under acidic conditions, and Z is a polar group Adenyl group, guanyl group, cytosine optionally protected by a protecting group Group, a thyminyl group or uracil group or a derivative thereof,,. ]

  In the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside according to [1], an organic unimolecular nanocarrier that is a hydrophobic group is bonded through an oxygen atom bonded to the 3-position carbon atom of a 5-monosaccharide residue. , Amphiphilic. For this reason, the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside can be easily dissolved in a nonpolar solvent and can be easily applied to an oligonucleotide synthesis reaction in a hydrophobic environment without water.

  Further, the hydrophobic group has a group in which a hydrocarbon chain having 6 to 30 carbon atoms is bonded to 2 to 6 via an oxygen atom on a benzene ring. Since such an aromatic group is bonded to the hydrophobic group, the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside and the hydrophobic group-bonded oligo synthesized using the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside in accordance with changes in solution composition and / or solution temperature. Nucleotides can be crystallized, and intermediate products and final products can be separated and recovered in a high yield even in an oligonucleotide synthesis reaction by a liquid phase synthesis method.

  Further, the hydrophobic group comprises a hydrocarbon chain portion having two carbonyl groups, a hydrocarbon chain portion having two tertiary amino groups, and an aromatic group portion having a carbonyl group. Since the hydrophobic group has such a configuration, a nucleoside, a hydrocarbon compound having two carboxyl groups, a hydrocarbon compound having two secondary amino groups, an aromatic compound having a carboxyl group, Can be synthesized by an appropriate technique to easily synthesize a hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside having the hydrophobic group.

[2] In the general formula (1), n is 3, ^{R 6} is an alkyl group having 30 carbon atoms 6, 3-position relative to ^{R 5,} 4-position, and 5-position carbon atoms The hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside according to [1], wherein an alkoxy group of formula 6 to 30 is bound.

[3] In [1] or [2], R ² is an alkylene chain having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, and R ³ and R ⁴ are bonded to each other to form an alkylene chain having 1 to 22 carbon atoms. The described hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside.

[4] ^{R 1} and ^{R 2} are ethylene chain, ethylene chain formed by combining ^{R 3} and ^{R 4} together, ^{R 5} is a single bond from [1] according to any one of [3] Hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside.

  [5] The hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside according to any one of [1] to [4], wherein the protective group deprotectable under acidic conditions represented by Y is a dimethoxytrityl group.

  The hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside according to [2] to [5] is obtained by limiting the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside according to [1] to a more preferable embodiment. Therefore, according to the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside described in [2] to [5], the same effect as the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside described in [1] can be obtained.

  [6] A hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside solution in which the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside according to any one of [1] to [5] is dissolved in a nonpolar solvent.

  The hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside solution described in [6] is obtained by dissolving the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside described in [1] to [5] in a nonpolar solvent. Since the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside has the predetermined hydrophobic group (organic unimolecular nanocarrier), it can be uniformly dissolved in a nonpolar solvent. That is, the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside solution is a more homogeneous solution compared to a nucleoside solution in which a conventionally known nucleoside derivative is dissolved in a nonpolar solvent, and oligonucleotide synthesis in a hydrophobic environment. It can be suitably used in the method.

  [7] The hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside solution according to [6], wherein the nonpolar solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of dichloromethane, dichloroethane, chloroform, tetrahydrofuran, benzene, toluene, hexane, cyclohexane, and ethyl acetate. .

  In the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside solution described in [6], the solubility of the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside in the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside solution is improved by limiting the nonpolar solvent to the nonpolar solvent described in [7]. In addition, a hydrophobic environment with higher hydrophobicity can be constructed.

  [8] In a nonpolar solvent, the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside according to any one of [1] to [5] or the 5-monosaccharide residue of the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside is bonded to the carbon atom at the 5-position A step in which a compound in which a nucleoside phosphoramidite compound is bound to a group and a nucleoside phosphoramidite compound activated by an acid / azole complex compound is coupled by a liquid phase synthesis method a plurality of times. 5-position carbon atom of the 5-monosaccharide residue of the sex group-bonded nucleoside or the nucleoside residue bound thereto, and the 3-position carbon of the 5-monosaccharide residue of the nucleoside residue adjacent to the 5 ′ terminal side A step of synthesizing a hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide having a structure in which atoms are continuously bonded via a phosphate group; A step of combined deprotecting the protecting groups, by changing the solution temperature, and / or solution composition, the hydrophobic group bound oligonucleotide synthesis method comprising the steps of separating a hydrophobic group linked oligonucleotides, the.

  According to the invention described in [8], a reaction for synthesizing a hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide by a liquid phase synthesis method is performed using the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside of the present invention. Since the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside can be easily dissolved in a nonpolar solvent, the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide synthesis reaction can be easily carried out in the absence of water. Therefore, activation of the nucleoside phosphoramidite compound used in the synthesis of the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide by the acid / azole complex compound is not inhibited. Therefore, it is not necessary to use a large excess of nucleoside phosphoramidite compound and acid / azole complex compound in order to improve the amount of oligonucleotide synthesis. Can be done.

  Furthermore, since the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside of the present invention used in the invention described in [8] crystallizes due to a change in solution temperature and / or solution composition, it can be used in an oligonucleotide synthesis reaction by a liquid phase synthesis method. By changing temperature and / or solution composition, intermediate products and final products can be separated and recovered in high yield.

  [9] The oligonucleotide synthesis method according to [8], wherein a 10-mer or more hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide is synthesized with a coupling yield of 97% or more.

  [10] The method for synthesizing a hydrophobic group-binding oligonucleotide according to [8] or [9], which is performed in an oligonucleotide synthesis plant.

  In the invention described in [9], the polymerization state of the oligonucleotide obtained as a result of the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide synthesis method of the present invention and the yield of the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide synthesis method are defined. Since the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide synthesis method of the present invention has the above-described effects, it is 97% or more even in a liquid phase synthesis method in which it is difficult to synthesize and recover multimeric oligonucleotides in a high yield. It is possible to synthesize a hydrophobic group-linked oligonucleotide with a high yield of

  Moreover, since the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide synthesized using the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside of the present invention has an aromatic group having a carbonyl group, the solution temperature and / or the solution composition can be changed. Crystallize. Therefore, even in the oligonucleotide synthesis reaction by the liquid phase synthesis method, by changing the solution temperature and / or the solution composition, intermediate products and final products can be easily and easily separated and recovered at a high yield. can do. Therefore, even when the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide synthesis method of the present invention is carried out in a large-capacity solution at a synthesis plant or the like, the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide can be easily and easily produced in a high yield. Can be synthesized.

  In the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside of the present invention, a hydrophobic group is bonded through an oxygen atom bonded to the 3-position carbon atom of the 5 monosaccharide residue. Therefore, the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside can be easily dissolved in a nonpolar solvent, and can be easily applied to an oligonucleotide synthesis reaction in a hydrophobic environment without water.

  Further, in the hydrophobic group, a hydrocarbon chain having 6 to 30 carbon atoms is bonded on the benzene ring with 2 to 6 carbon atoms through an oxygen atom. Since such an aromatic group is bonded to the hydrophobic group, the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside and the hydrophobic group-bonded oligo synthesized using the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside in accordance with changes in solution composition and / or solution temperature. Nucleotides can be crystallized, and intermediate products and final products can be separated and recovered in a high yield even in an oligonucleotide synthesis reaction by a liquid phase synthesis method.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

［上記一般式（１）において、Ｒ^１は炭素原子数１以上１２以下の炭化水素鎖であり、Ｒ^２は炭素原子数１以上２２以下の２価の炭化水素鎖であり、Ｒ^３及びＲ^４は、それぞれ独立に、炭素原子数１以上２２以下の炭化水素基、又はＲ^３及びＲ^４が互いに結合して形成される炭素原子数１以上２２以下の２価の炭化水素鎖（ヘテロ原子を含んでいてもよい）であり、Ｒ^５は炭素原子数０以上２２以下の２価の炭化水素鎖であり、Ｒ^６はそれぞれ独立に炭素原子数６以上３０以下の炭化水素鎖であり、ｎは２以上６以下の整数であり、Ｘは水素原子、水酸基、又は保護基により保護された水酸基であり、Ｙは酸性条件下で脱保護可能な保護基であり、Ｚは、極性基が保護基により保護されていてもよい、アデニル基、グアニル基、シトシル基、チミニル基、若しくはウラシル基、又はこれらの誘導体である。］ <Hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside>
The hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside of the present invention is a compound represented by the following general formula (1).

[In the general formula (1), R ¹ is a hydrocarbon chain having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R ² is a divalent hydrocarbon chain having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, R ³ and R ⁴ independently represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, or a divalent hydrocarbon chain having 1 to 22 carbon atoms formed by bonding R ³ and R ⁴ to each other (heteroatom R ⁵ is a divalent hydrocarbon chain having 0 to 22 carbon atoms, and R ⁶ is independently a hydrocarbon chain having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, n is an integer of 2 to 6, X is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or a hydroxyl group protected by a protecting group, Y is a protecting group that can be deprotected under acidic conditions, and Z is a polar group Adenyl group, guanyl group, cytosine optionally protected by a protecting group Group, a thyminyl group or uracil group or a derivative thereof,,. ]

[Hydrocarbon group or hydrocarbon chain represented by R ¹ to R ⁶ ]
Here, the hydrophobic group linked nucleosides of the present invention, R ^{1, R 2,} and hydrocarbon chain represented by R ^5, and hydrocarbon chain R ³ and R ⁴ are bonded to each other to form, respectively Independently, it may be a saturated hydrocarbon chain, an unsaturated hydrocarbon chain, a linear hydrocarbon chain, or a branched hydrocarbon chain. However, each hydrocarbon chain is preferably independently a saturated hydrocarbon chain, more preferably a linear saturated hydrocarbon chain.

Similarly, in the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside of the present invention, the hydrocarbon groups represented by R ³ , R ⁴ and R ⁶ are each independently a saturated hydrocarbon group or an unsaturated hydrocarbon group. It may be a straight chain hydrocarbon group or a branched chain hydrocarbon group. However, each hydrocarbon group is preferably independently a saturated hydrocarbon group, and more preferably a linear saturated hydrocarbon group.

The number of carbon atoms of the hydrocarbon chain represented by R ¹ is 1 or more and 22 or less, and preferably 1 or more and 6 or less. Specific examples of R ¹ include a methylene chain, an ethylene chain, a propylene chain, an isopropylene chain, a butylene chain, a pentylene chain, and a hexylene chain. Among these, a methylene chain, an ethylene chain, and a hexylene chain are preferable, and an ethylene chain is more preferable.

In particular, the hydrocarbon chains represented by R ^1, when employing ethylene chain, compounds divalent carboxyl group at both ends of the hydrocarbon chain is bonded as represented by R ¹ is a succinic acid. Since succinic acid is inexpensive and can be obtained in large quantities, the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside of the present invention can be synthesized at low cost by employing an ethylene chain as the hydrocarbon chain represented by R ^1. Can do.

In the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside of the present invention, R ² is a divalent hydrocarbon chain having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, and preferably a divalent alkylene chain having 2 to 22 carbon atoms. Specific examples of such a divalent hydrocarbon chain include a methylene chain, an ethylene chain, a propylene chain, an isopropylene chain, a butylene chain, a pentylene chain, and a hexylene chain. Among these, when R ³ and R ⁴ described later are bonded to each other to form a divalent hydrocarbon chain, R ² , R ³ and R ⁴ are bonded to each other to form a hydrocarbon chain; and to ring containing a nitrogen atom is present structurally stable, it is preferred that R ² is ethylene chain.

In the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside of the present invention, R ³ and R ⁴ are each independently a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, or carbon formed by bonding R ³ and R ⁴ to each other. A divalent hydrocarbon chain having 1 to 22 atoms. This hydrocarbon chain may contain heteroatoms (N, O, S, P, Si). When R ³ and R ⁴ satisfy the above conditions, the amino group formed by the nitrogen atom to which R ³ and R ⁴ are bonded becomes a tertiary amino group, so that the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside of the present invention is hydrophobic. Can be improved.

When R ³ and R ⁴ are each independently a hydrocarbon group, the hydrocarbon group preferably has 1 to 22 carbon atoms. Specific examples of R ³ and R ⁴ include a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isopropyl group, a butyl group, a pentyl group, and a hexyl group. Also, bonded R ³ and R ⁴ together, when forming a divalent hydrocarbon chain, the carbon atoms of the hydrocarbon chain is preferably 2 to 22.

Here, R ³ and R ⁴ are particularly preferably bonded to each other to form a divalent hydrocarbon chain having 1 to 22 carbon atoms. In such a case, it will form the divalent group having a cyclic structure formed with R ^2, and two nitrogen atoms mentioned above. Examples of such a divalent group include homopiperazinyl group, piperazinyl group, cis-2,6-dimethylpiperazinyl group, trans-2,5-dimethylpiperazinyl group, 2-methylpiperazinyl group and the like. be able to. Among these, cis-2,6-dimethylpiperazinyl group, piperazinyl group, and trans-2,5-dimethylpiperazinyl group are preferable, and piperazinyl group is particularly preferable.

In the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside of the present invention, R ⁵ is a divalent hydrocarbon chain having 0 to 22 carbon atoms. Specific examples of such a divalent hydrocarbon chain include a single bond having 0 carbon atoms, a methylene chain, an ethylene chain, a propylene chain, an isopropylene chain, a butylene chain, a pentylene chain, a hexylene chain, and the like. Can be mentioned. Among these, from the viewpoint of ease of synthesis, a single bond, a methylene chain, an ethylene chain, and a hexene chain are preferable, and a single bond is more preferable.

As described above, in the compound represented by the general formula (1), R ⁶ is independently a hydrocarbon chain having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of 2 to 6. Here, n is preferably 3 or more and 6 or less, and more preferably 3. R ⁶ is preferably an alkyl group having 18 to 30 carbon atoms, and more preferably an alkyl group having 18 carbon atoms (octadecyloxy group). The substitution position of R ⁶ is a hydrocarbon group having 30 carbon atoms 6, 3-position relative to R ^5, is preferably a 4-position, and 5-positions.

By adjusting the value of n within the above range, the solubility of the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside of the present invention in a nonpolar solvent can be adjusted. In addition, when R ⁶ is an alkyl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, not only the synthesis of the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside of the present invention is facilitated, but also an effect of improving solubility and separation ability can be obtained. .

［上記一般式（２）において、Ｒ^６’はそれぞれ独立に炭素原子数１８以上３０以下のアルキル基である。］ Here, as a combination of the hydrocarbon group or hydrocarbon chain represented by R ¹ to R ⁵ , as in the following general formula (2), as R ¹ and R ² , an ethylene chain, and as R ³ and R ⁴ , ethylene chain formed by combining these with each other, the combination is a single bond R ⁵ is preferred. Further, as described above, R ⁶ is more preferably an alkyl group having 18 to 30 carbon atoms (hereinafter referred to as R ^{6 ′} ).

[In General Formula (2), R ^{6 ′} is independently an alkyl group having 18 to 30 carbon atoms. ]

In particular, among the compounds represented by the general formula (2), R ^{6 ′} is preferably an alkyl group having 18 carbon atoms (octadecyloxy group).

[Group represented by X, Y, or Z]
In the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside of the present invention, X is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or a hydroxyl group protected by a protecting group. Here, when X is a hydrogen atom, the pentasaccharide residue contained in the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside of the present invention is a deoxyribose residue. Therefore, when X is a hydrogen atom, the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside of the present invention becomes a hydrophobic group-bound deoxyribonucleoside and can be used for the synthesis of a hydrophobic group-bound oligodeoxyribonucleotide. Similarly, when X is a hydroxyl group or a hydroxyl group protected by a protecting group, the monosaccharide residue contained in the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside of the present invention is a ribose residue in which the hydroxyl group at the 2-position may be protected. Become. Therefore, when X is a hydroxyl group or a hydroxyl group protected by a protecting group, the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside of the present invention becomes a hydrophobic group-bound ribonucleoside in which the hydroxyl group at the 2-position of the ribose residue may be protected, It can be used for the synthesis of a hydrophobic group-linked oligoribonucleotide in which the hydroxyl group at the 2-position of the ribose residue may be protected.

  Examples of the protecting group that may protect the hydroxyl group at the 2-position of the ribose residue include any protecting group that can be used as a protecting group for the hydroxyl group. Specifically, methyl group, benzyl group, p-methoxybenzyl group, tert-butyl group, methoxymethyl group, 2-tetrahydropyranyl group, ethoxyethyl group, acetyl group, hevaloyl group, benzoyl group, trimethylsilyl group, triethyl Examples thereof include a silyl group, a tert-butyldimethylsilyl group, a [(triisopropylsilyl) oxy] methyl (Tom) group, and a 1- (4-chlorophenyl) -4-ethoxypiperidin-4-yl (Cpep) group. . Among these, a trimethylsilyl group, a triethylsilyl group, a [(triisopropylsilyl) oxy] methyl (Tom) group, and a tert-butyldimethylsilyl group are preferable. From the viewpoint of economy and availability, the tert Particularly preferred is a butyldimethylsilyl group.

  In the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside of the present invention, Y is a protecting group that can be deprotected under acidic conditions. When Y is a protecting group that can be deprotected under acidic conditions, a nucleoside phosphoramidite compound activated by an acid / azole complex compound is bound to a hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside. Y can be easily deprotected by placing it under acidic conditions.

  The protecting group that can be used as Y is not particularly limited as long as it can be deprotected under acidic conditions and can be used as a protecting group for a hydroxyl group, but is not limited to a methyl group, a tert-butyl group, or a methoxymethyl group. 2-tetrahydropyranyl group, ethoxyethyl group, trimethylsilyl group, triethylsilyl group, tert-butyldimethylsilyl group, triisopropylsilyl group, 1,1-bis (4-methoxyphenyl) -1-phenylmethyl group, etc. And a monomethoxytrityl group such as 1- (4-methoxyphenyl) -1,1-diphenylmethyl group. Among these, a dimethoxytrityl group is preferable from the viewpoint of easy deprotection and availability.

  Z is an adenyl group, a guanyl group, a cytosyl group, a thyminyl group, a uracil group, or a derivative thereof, in which a polar group may be protected by a protecting group. That is, as Z, any base conventionally known as a base for DNA and RNA, and derivatives thereof, in which the polar group of the base is arbitrarily protected, can be used. Examples of the derivatives include 8-bromoadenyl group, 8-bromoguanyl group, 5-bromocytosyl group, 5-iodocytosyl group, 5-bromouracil group, 5-iodouracil group, 5-fluorouracil group, 5-methylcytosyl group, 8- An oxoguanyl group, a hypoxanthinyl group, etc. can be mentioned.

  In Z, the protecting group bonded to the polar group of the base is not particularly limited, but in general, examples include a primary amino group and a group that can be used as a protecting group for the carbonyl group. Examples of the primary amino group protecting group include a pivaloyl group, a trifluoroacetyl group, a phenoxyacetyl group, a 4-isopropylphenoxyacetyl group, an acetyl group, a benzoyl group, an isobutyryl group, and a dimethylformamidinyl group. Among these, phenoxyacetyl group, 4-isopropylphenoxyacetyl group, acetyl group, benzoyl group, isobutyryl group, and dimethylformamidinyl group are preferable. When protecting the carbonyl group, methanol, ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, or the like can be reacted with the carbonyl group to form an acetal. Here, there is a case where a protective group for the carbonyl group may not be particularly introduced.

<Hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside solution>
The hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside solution of the present invention is obtained by dissolving the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside of the present invention in a nonpolar solvent. Here, the nonpolar solvent is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of dichloromethane, dichloroethane, chloroform, tetrahydrofuran, benzene, toluene, hexane, cyclohexane, and ethyl acetate, and more preferably dichloromethane. By using a nonpolar solvent as the above solvent, the solubility of the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside in the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside solution can be improved, and a hydrophobic environment with stronger hydrophobicity can be constructed.

  Since the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside of the present invention has a predetermined hydrophobic group, it can be dissolved even in a nonpolar solvent. That is, the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside solution of the present invention is a more uniformly dissolved solution than a conventionally known nucleoside solution in which a nucleoside derivative is dissolved in a nonpolar solvent, and the oligosaccharide in a hydrophobic environment. It can also be suitably used for a nucleoside synthesis method.

<Method for synthesizing hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide>
In the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide synthesis method of the present invention, in a nonpolar solvent, the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside of the present invention or the 5-monosaccharide residue of the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside is bound to the carbon atom at the 5-position A step in which a compound in which a nucleoside phosphoramidite compound is bound to a group to be bonded to a nucleoside phosphoramidite compound activated by an acid / azole complex compound by a liquid phase synthesis method is performed multiple times (hereinafter, “ Step 5 "), and the carbon atom at the 5-position of the 5-monosaccharide residue of the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside or the nucleoside residue bound thereto, and the nucleoside residue adjacent to the 5 'terminal side thereof Hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide having a structure in which a carbon atom at the 3-position of a 5-monosaccharide residue is continuously bonded via a phosphate group A step of synthesizing (hereinafter also referred to as “step A”), a step of deprotecting a protecting group bound to the hydrophobic group-bound oligonucleotide (hereinafter also referred to as “step B”), a solution temperature and / or a solution And a step of separating the hydrophobic group-binding oligonucleotide by changing the composition (hereinafter also referred to as “step C”).

  Hereinafter, specific examples of the method for synthesizing such a hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide will be described.

［上記一般式（１−１）において、Ｚ^１はＺで表される基の一例である。］ [Step A]
(Stage A)
In Step A, first, Y, which is a protecting group in the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside of the present invention, is deprotected using an acidic solution, and then the deprotection reaction is stopped by adding a reducing agent. Here, examples of the acid used in the acidic solution include trichloroacetic acid, dichloroacetic acid, monochloroacetic acid, and trifluoroacetic acid. Of these, dichloroacetic acid is preferred. Examples of the free protecting group scavenger include methanol, triethylsilane, triisopropylsilane, anisole, thioanisole, and ethanedithiol, with methanol and triethylsilane being preferred. When Y, which is a protecting group, is deprotected, a compound represented by the following general formula (1-1) is obtained. This compound can be crystallized and separated and recovered by a “separation step” described later. it can.

[In the above general formula (1-1), Z ¹ is an example of a group represented by Z. ]

［上記一般式（１−２）において、Ｚ^２はＺで表される基の一例であり、Ｚ^１及びＺ^２は、同一であっても異なっていてもよい。］ Next, the compound represented by the general formula (1-1) is dissolved in the above-mentioned nonpolar solvent, and the nucleoside phosphoramidite compound activated by the acid / azole complex compound is added to this solution. By adding the nucleoside phosphoramidite compound activated with an acid / azole complex compound to the compound represented by the general formula (1-1), the compound represented by the general formula (1-1) A coupling reaction of the loamidite compound occurs, and a compound represented by the following general formula (1-2) is obtained. Here, as the acid / azole complex compound, 5-benzylmercapto-1H-tetrazole, 5-ethylthio-1H tetrazole, 4,5-dicyanoimidazole, 1H tetrazole, benzimidazolium triflate, N-phenylbenzimidazolium triflate Etc.

[In the general formula (1-2), Z ² is an example of a group represented by Z, and Z ¹ and Z ² may be the same or different. ]

  Further, the nucleoside phosphoramidite compound can be appropriately selected according to the characteristics of the target hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide, and if necessary, the 2-position hydroxyl group and 5-position hydroxyl group of the 5-monosaccharide residue. Any of a ribonucleoside phosphoramidite compound and a deoxyribonucleoside phosphoramidite compound in which a hydroxyl group is protected can be used, and as a base, an adenyl group, a guanyl group, a protecting group bonded to a polar group as necessary, Cytosyl group, thyminyl group, uracil group, 8-bromoadenyl group, 8-bromoguanyl group, 5-bromocytosyl group, 5-iodocytosyl group, 5-bromouracil group, 5-iodouracil group, 5-fluorouracil group, 5- Use those having a methylcytosyl group, 8-oxoguanyl group, hypoxanthinyl group, etc. Door can be.

  In the nucleoside phosphoramidite compound, the hydroxyl group at the 2-position and the hydroxyl group at the 5-position of the 5 monosaccharide residue, and the protecting group for the polar group of the base are the same as the protecting group for the corresponding group in the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside compound. Things can be used.

  In addition, like the compound represented by the general formula (1-1), the compound represented by the general formula (1-2) can be crystallized and separated / recovered by the “separation stage” described later. .

Next, the compound represented by the above general formula (1-2) is dissolved in the above-mentioned nonpolar solvent, and an oxidant is added to cause an oxidation reaction, whereby the following general formula (1-3) is represented. A compound is obtained. Examples of the oxidizing agent include iodine / water / pyridine mixtures, tert-butyl peroxide / toluene solutions, 2-butanone peroxide / methylene chloride solutions, and the like. As a specific reaction method, a method of adding a mixed solution of iodine / water / tetrahydrofuran / pyridine to a solution in which the compound represented by the general formula (1-2) is dissolved in dichloromethane or the like can be mentioned.

  As with the compound represented by the general formula (1-1), the compound represented by the general formula (1-3) can be crystallized and separated and recovered by the “separation step” described later. .

  By repeating the formation reaction of the compounds represented by the above general formulas (1-1) to (1-3), the 5-position of the 5-monosaccharide residue of the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside or the nucleoside residue bound to the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside Hydrophobic group-bonded oligo having a structure in which a carbon atom and the carbon atom at the 3-position of the 5 monosaccharide residue of the nucleoside residue adjacent to the 5′-terminal side are continuously bonded via a phosphate group Nucleotides can be synthesized.

(Separation stage)
Step A may have a separation step after any chemical reaction. The separation step may include a step of using a method for changing the solution temperature and / or the solution composition. In particular, in the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide synthesis method of the present invention, since the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside represented by the general formula (1) is used, the solution temperature and / or the method of changing the solution temperature are used. Intermediate products of the hydrophobic group-binding oligonucleotide synthesis reaction can be easily separated and recovered.

(Method of changing the solution temperature)
The method for changing the solution temperature is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a means for cooling the reaction solution. For example, when a dichloromethane / methanol mixed solution or a dichloromethane / acetonitrile mixed solution is used as a solvent dissolving the intermediate product of the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide synthesis method, It becomes possible to crystallize the intermediate product.

(Method to change solution composition)
The method for changing the solution composition is not particularly limited. For example, the affinity for the nonpolar solvent is added to a solution in which the intermediate product of the hydrophobic group-binding oligonucleotide synthesis method is dissolved in a nonpolar solvent. A method of further adding a highly soluble solvent can be mentioned. In this case, the reaction solution is maintained in only one phase without phase separation.

  The solvent having a high affinity for the nonpolar solvent may be the same as or different from the solvent used as the nonpolar solvent. For example, dichloromethane, tetrahydrofuran, etc. are used as the nonpolar solvent. If present, acetonitrile, dimethylformamide, methanol or the like can be used.

  Another preferred method for changing the solution composition is, for example, a known method of concentrating a solution in which an intermediate product of the method for synthesizing a hydrophobic group-binding oligonucleotide is dissolved in a nonpolar solvent.

  Specifically, in these separation steps, acetonitrile is added to a solution in which the intermediate product of the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide synthesis method is dissolved in dichloromethane, and the solvent is evaporated and concentrated, cooled, and crystallized. The step of separating the intermediate product of the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide synthesis method into the analyzed dichloromethane using a technique such as suction filtration can be exemplified.

  In addition, methanol is added to a solution in which the intermediate product of the hydrophobic group-binding oligonucleotide synthesis method is dissolved in dichloromethane, and the solvent is volatilized, concentrated, and centrifuged to separate the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide. The steps can be illustrated.

[Step B]
In Step B, the protecting group bonded to the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide is deprotected. For deprotection of the protecting group, a technique well known to those skilled in the art can be appropriately used depending on the kind and property of the protecting group bonded to the hydrophobic group-binding oligonucleotide.

  For example, when a tert-butyldimethylsilyl group is used as a protecting group for the hydroxyl group at the 2-position of a 5-monosaccharide residue, the mixture is treated at 60 ° C. for 90 minutes in a mixed solution of N-methylpyrrolidone / triethylamine · 3HF / triethylamine. It can be deprotected by carrying out the reaction. Further, when a phenoxyacetyl group, 4-isopropylphenoxyacetyl group, acetyl group, benzoyl group, and isobutyryl group are used as a protecting group for a polar group of a base, ammonia: ethanol = 3: 1 solution at 80 ° C. Deprotection can be achieved by carrying out the reaction under conditions of treatment for 90 minutes. In addition, about the deprotection reaction of the protective group of the 5-position hydroxyl group of a 5-monosaccharide residue, the method similar to the method as described in the process A should just be used.

[Step C]
In step C, the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide is separated by changing the solution temperature and / or the solution composition. Here, in the process C, the method for changing the solution temperature and / or the solution composition can be performed under the same conditions as in the separation step in the process A.

[Polymerization state, reaction yield, etc.]
Since the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside used in the method for synthesizing a hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide of the present invention has a predetermined hydrophobic group, the synthesis reaction of the oligonucleotide is carried out in a nonpolar solvent in a hydrophobic environment without water. It can be performed. Therefore, activation of the nucleoside phosphoramidite compound used in the synthesis of the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide by the acid / azole complex compound is not inhibited. Therefore, the yield of the synthesis reaction of the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide can be improved.

  As a result, even oligonucleotides that were conventionally difficult to synthesize by the liquid phase synthesis method, such as oligonucleotides of 10-mer or more, can be synthesized with a yield of 97% or more.

  Further, the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside used in the method for synthesizing a hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide of the present invention has a property of crystallizing by changing the solution temperature and / or the solution composition. Therefore, even in the oligonucleotide synthesis reaction by the liquid phase synthesis method, by changing the solution temperature and / or the solution composition, intermediate products and final products can be easily and easily separated and recovered at a high yield. can do. Therefore, even when the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide synthesis method of the present invention is carried out in a large-capacity solution at a synthesis plant or the like, the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide can be easily and easily produced in a high yield. Can be synthesized.

  Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below. In addition, this invention is not limited to the Example shown below at all.

<Synthesis Example 1; Synthesis of hydrophobic group-linked nucleoside>
To 927.6 mg (1 mmol) of 3,4,5-tris (octadecyloxy) phenylacetic acid, 558.8 mg (3 mmol) of 4-butoxycarbonylpiperazine, 405.4 mg (3 mmol) of 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt), 2 -(1H-1-benzotriazolyl) -1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphoric acid (HBTU) 1.1378 g (1 mmol), N, N-diisopropylethylamine (DIEA) 523 μl ( 3 mmol) was added to synthesize 3,4,5-tris (octadecyloxy) phenylacetic acid-4-butoxycarbonylpiperazine. This was treated with 4N hydrochloric acid to synthesize 3,4,5-tris (octadecyloxy) phenylacetic acid piperazine hydrochloride.

  Dissolve 5.08 g of 5′-O- (1,1-bis (4-methoxyphenyl) -1-phenylmethyl) thymidine in which the hydroxyl group at the 5-position of the thyminyl group is protected by a dimethoxytrityl group in an appropriate amount of dichloromethane. Then, 1.52 g of succinic anhydride and 10 ml of triethylamine were added and stirred. After confirming the completion of the reaction by thin layer chromatography, transfer to a separatory funnel with 0.2 M triethylamine phosphate aqueous solution, collect the organic layer, concentrate and dry with an evaporator, and the hydroxyl group at the 5-position of the thyminyl group Obtained 3′-O-succinyl-5′-O- (1,1-bis (4-methoxyphenyl) -1-phenylmethyl) thymidine protected with a dimethoxytrityl group.

［上記化学式（３）において、Ｚ^１はチミニル基であり、Ｙ’は１，１−ビス（４−メトシキフェニル）−１−フェニルメチル基である。］ 3'-Succinyl-5'-O- in which 500 mg of 3,4,5-tris (octadecyloxy) phenylacetate piperazine hydrochloride was dissolved in 50 ml of dichloromethane and the 5-position hydroxyl group of the thyminyl group was protected by a dimethoxytrityl group. 644 mg of (1,1-bis (4-methoxyphenyl) -1-phenylmethyl) thymidine, 2- (1H-1-benzotriazolyl) 1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium hexafluoroline 1137 mg of acid (HBTU) and 510 μl of diisopropylethylamine were added and stirred. After confirming the completion of the reaction by thin layer chromatography, the mixture was concentrated by an evaporator and a compound represented by the following chemical formula (3) was obtained by suction filtration ( Compound name: 5'-O- (4,4'-dimethoxytrityl) thymidine-3'-O-succinylpiperazi 4- (1-carbonyl-3,4,5-tris (octadecyloxy)).

[In the above chemical formula (3), Z ¹ is a thyminyl group and Y ′ is a 1,1-bis (4-methoxyphenyl) -1-phenylmethyl group. ]

<Example 1>
(Reaction 1)
A solution obtained by dissolving 324.4 mg (100 μmol) of the compound represented by the above chemical formula (3) in 10 ml of dichloromethane and 10 ml of a 3% trichloroacetic acid / dichloromethane solution were put into an eggplant flask container and stirred uniformly. This was allowed to stand at room temperature for 5 minutes, methanol was added, a part of the reaction solution was collected, and the completion of the reaction was confirmed by thin layer chromatography. The reaction solution was transferred from the eggplant flask container to an evaporator and concentrated, and a compound represented by the following chemical formula (3-1) was obtained by suction filtration using a Kiriyama funnel.

［上記化学式（３−２）において、Ｚ^２はチミニル基である。］ (Reaction 2)
A solution obtained by dissolving 295.6 mg of the compound represented by the above chemical formula (3-1) in 10 ml of dichloromethane in an eggplant flask container, and a thymidine deoxyribonucleoside phosphoramidite in which the 5-position hydroxyl group of the thyminyl group is protected by a dimethoxytrityl group. 333.5 mg (2.0 equivalents) and 0.25M 5-benzylmercapto-1H-tetrazole solution 2 ml were added and stirred for 60 minutes. A part of the reaction solution was separated and thin-layer chromatography was used. The completion of the reaction was confirmed. The reaction solution was transferred from the eggplant flask container to an evaporator and concentrated, and a compound represented by the following chemical formula (3-2) was obtained by suction filtration.

[In the above chemical formula (3-2), Z ² represents a thyminyl group. ]

(Reaction 3)
A solution obtained by dissolving 302.1 mg of the compound represented by the above chemical formula (3-2) in 10 ml of dichloromethane and 10 ml of 0.02 M iodine / water / pyridine solution were put into an eggplant flask container and stirred at room temperature for 10 minutes. . The reaction solution was concentrated from the eggplant flask container with an evaporator, and a compound represented by the following chemical formula (3-3) was obtained by suction filtration using a Kiriyama funnel.

［上記化学式（３−４）において、Ｚ^１及びＺ^２はチミニル基であり、Ｚ^ｎは３’側の構成単位からアデニル基、グアニル基、シトシニル基、ウラニル基、ウラニル基、シトシニル基、アデニル基であり、Ｚ¹⁰はウラニル基であり、Ｒはｔ−ブチルジメチルシリル基である。］ (Deprotection reaction 1)
About the compound obtained by reaction 3, reaction 1 to reaction 3 were repeated, and the compound which the protective group couple | bonded with the 10mer r (UACUUCGA) d (TT) of the target hydrophobic group coupling | bonding oligonucleotide was obtained. Here, a 10-mer of the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide finally obtained in a tube container with a lid and 1 ml of a solution of ammonia water: ethanol = 3: 1 were added and heated at 85 ° C. for 90 minutes. Then, the reaction solution was transferred from a tube container with a lid to a centrifugal evaporator and dried to obtain a compound represented by the following chemical formula (3-4). An organic unimolecular nanocarrier that is a phenoxyacetyl group, a 4-isopropylphenoxyacetyl group, an acetyl group, a cyanoethyl group that is bonded to a phosphate group, and a hydrophobic group that is a protective group bonded to a polar group of a base. Is deprotected or eliminated by this operation.

In [Formula (3-4), ^{Z 1} and ^{Z 2} are thyminyl group, ^{Z n} is adenyl group from the configuration unit 3 ', guanyl group, cytosinyl group, uranyl group, uranyl group, cytosinyl group, adenylic Z ¹⁰ is a uranyl group and R is a t-butyldimethylsilyl group. ]

(Deprotection reaction 2)
A solution prepared by dissolving 5 mg of the compound represented by the above chemical formula (3-4) in 320 μl of a solution of N-methylpyrrolidone: triethylamine: 3-hydroxyflavone = 130: 90: 100 was put into a tube container with a lid. After heating at 90 ° C. for 90 minutes, the solution was returned to room temperature to obtain a solution of the compound represented by the following chemical formula (3-5). The t-butyldimethylsilyl group, which is a protecting group for the hydroxyl group at the 2-position of the 5-monosaccharide residue, is deprotected by this operation.

A solution of the compound represented by the following chemical formula (3-5) is adsorbed through a commercially available reversed-phase cartridge column, washed with 1 ml of 0.1 M triethylamine acetic acid solution, and 2% trifluoroacetic acid aqueous solution is added to the column. The demethoxytrityl group, which is a protecting group bonded to the hydroxyl group at the 5-position of the 5 monosaccharide residue in the 5 'terminal nucleotide residue, is deprotected by reacting on the surface of the resin packed in the column for 5 minutes. Elution with a 20% acetonitrile aqueous solution gave a solution of the compound represented by the following chemical formula (3-6).

(Identification)
About the compound shown by Chemical formula (3-6), it confirmed that the 10-mer of the target oligonucleotide was obtained using HPLC and a MALDI-TOF / MS mass spectrometer. The overall reaction yield of the synthesis reaction of the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide 10-mer was 97.5%.
HPLC (shodex ODP (4.6φ × 150 mm), AcCN, flow rate = 1.0 mL / min): t _R = 17.241 min (80.13%)
MALDI-TOF / MS: 3077.89 [M−H] ⁻

<Example 2>
In the same manner as in Example 1, reaction 1 to reaction 3 are repeated 20 times, and a protective group is bound to the 21-mer of the target hydrophobic group-binding oligonucleotide (sequence r (UCGAAGUACUCAGCGUAAG) -d (TT)). The obtained compound was obtained. This compound is subjected to deprotection reaction 1 and deprotection reaction 2 to remove all protecting groups, and a 21-mer of the target oligonucleotide is obtained using HPLC and a MALDI-TOF / MS mass spectrometer. It was confirmed that The overall reaction yield of the 21-mer synthesis reaction of the 21-mer hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide was 97.3%.
HPLC (shodex ODP (4.6φ × 150 mm), AcCN, flow rate = 1.0 mL / min): t _R = 19.311 min (57.29%)
MALDI-TOF / MS: 6689.11 [M−H] ⁻

  As seen above, the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide synthesis method using the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside of the present invention has a simple reaction operation and separation operation in each reaction, and has a high yield in each step. Even when a 10-mer or more hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide is synthesized, the desired product can be obtained in a high yield.

Claims (10)

A hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside represented by the following general formula (1).

In above general formula (1), R ¹ is a hydrocarbon chain of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R ² is a divalent hydrocarbon chain of 1 to 22 carbon atoms, R ³ and R ⁴ independently represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, or a divalent hydrocarbon chain having 1 to 22 carbon atoms formed by bonding R ³ and R ⁴ to each other (heteroatom R ⁵ is a divalent hydrocarbon chain having 0 to 22 carbon atoms, and R ⁶ is independently a hydrocarbon chain having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, n is an integer of 2 to 6, X is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or a hydroxyl group protected by a protecting group, Y is a protecting group that can be deprotected under acidic conditions, and Z is a polar group Adenyl group, guanyl group, cytosine optionally protected by a protecting group Group, a thyminyl group or uracil group or a derivative thereof,,. ] In the above formula (1), n is 3, R ⁶ is an alkyl group having 30 carbon atoms 6, 3-position relative to R ^5, 4-position, and 5-position carbon atoms 6 The hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside of claim 1, to which 30 alkoxy groups are bound. The hydrophobic group according to claim 1 or 2, wherein R ² is an alkylene chain having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, and R ³ and R ⁴ are bonded to each other to form an alkylene chain having 1 to 22 carbon atoms. Binding nucleoside. The hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein R ¹ and R ² are ethylene chains, R ³ and R ⁴ are bonded to each other to form an ethylene chain, and R ⁵ is a single bond. .   The hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the protective group deprotectable under acidic conditions represented by Y is a dimethoxytrityl group.   A hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside solution obtained by dissolving the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside according to claim 1 in a nonpolar solvent.   The hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside solution according to claim 6, wherein the nonpolar solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of dichloromethane, dichloroethane, chloroform, tetrahydrofuran, benzene, toluene, hexane, cyclohexane, and ethyl acetate. In a nonpolar solvent, the hydrophobic group-bonded nucleoside according to any one of claims 1 to 5 or a group bonded to the 5-position carbon atom of the five monosaccharide residue of the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside has a nucleoside phosphoro A step of performing a reaction of binding a compound having an amidite compound bound to a nucleoside phosphoramidite compound activated by an acid / azole complex compound by a liquid phase synthesis method, the hydrophobic group-bound nucleoside or The 5-position carbon atom of the 5-monosaccharide residue of the nucleoside residue bonded to this and the 3-position carbon atom of the 5-monosaccharide residue of the nucleoside residue adjacent to the 5 ′ terminal side are phosphorous. Synthesizing a hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide having a structure continuously linked via an acid group;
Deprotecting the protecting group attached to the hydrophobic group-binding oligonucleotide;
Separating the hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotide by changing the solution temperature and / or the solution composition.   The method for synthesizing oligonucleotides according to claim 8, wherein 10-mer or more hydrophobic group-bonded oligonucleotides are synthesized with a yield of 97% or more.   The method for synthesizing a hydrophobic group-binding oligonucleotide according to claim 8 or 9, which is carried out in an oligonucleotide synthesis plant.