Synthesis of nucleic acid base substituted poly-L-lysine

Summary

As a new type of the nucleic acid analogs, poly-L-lysine derivatives containing adenine, thymine and uracil were prepared. By using the activated ester method, carboxyethyl derivatives of the nucleic acid bases were grafted onto poly-L-lysine. The thymine and uracil derivatives were completely substituted to poly-L-lysine. The content of adenine unit in the polymer, however, was less than that of the thymine analog.