Abstract: Investigation of incorporation of the altritol anhydrohexitol nucleotide of adenine in the presence of
M184V and Vent (exo(-)) DNA
polymerase proved that an adjacent hydroxyl group on C3 of 1,5-anhydrohexitol-ATP has a detrimental effect on the substrate activity of the six-ring analogue.
Abstract: Subsequently, several HIV-1 mutants (4xAZT, 4xAZT/
L100I,
L74V,
M184V and
K65A) were likewise analysed, resulting in selection of
K65A and, in particular,
M184V as the most succesful mutant HIV-1
reverse transcriptases capable of elongating a DNA primer with several 1,5-anhydrohexitol adenines in an efficient way.