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The O  6 -alkylguanosine adduc O  6 -carboxymethyldeoxyguanosine ( O  6 -CMdG) has been detected at elevated levels in blood and tissue samples from colorectal cancer patients and from healthy volunteers after consuming red meat. The diazo compound l-azaserine leads to the formation of O  6 -CMdG as well as the corresponding methyl adduc O  6 -methyldeoxyguanosine ( O  6 -MedG) in cells and is therefore in wide use as a chemical probe in cellular studies concerning DNA damage and mutation. However, there remain knowledge gaps concerning the chemical basis of DNA adduct formation by l-azaserine. To characterize O  6 -CMdG formation by l-azaserine, we carried out a combination of chemical and enzymatic stability and reactivity studies supported by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry for the simultaneous quantification of O  6 -CMdG and O  6 -MedG. We found that l-azaserine is stable under physiological and alkaline conditions as well as in active biological matrices but undergoes acid-catalyzed hydrolysis. We show, for the first time, that l-azaserine reacts directly with guanosine (dG) and oligonucleotides to form an O  6 -serine-CMdG ( O  6 -Ser-CMdG) adduct. Moreover, by characterizing the reaction of dG with l-azaserine, we demonstrate tha O  6 -Ser-CMdG forms as an intermediate that spontaneously decomposes to form O  6 -CMdG. Finally, we quantified levels of O  6 -CMdG and O  6 -MedG in a human cell line exposed to l-azaserine and found maximal adduct levels after 48 h. The findings of this work elucidate the chemical basis of how l-azaserine reacts with deoxyguanosine and support its use as a chemical probe for N-nitroso compound exposure in carcinogenesis research, particularly concerning the identification of pathways and factors that promote adduct formation.

Direct Alkylation of Deoxyguanosine by Azaserine Leads to O6-Carboxymethyldeoxyguanosine

Direct Alkylation of Deoxyguanosine by Azaserine Leads to O⁶-Carboxymethyldeoxyguanosine