Synthesis of 2,4,5-triaminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid as a novel 2-deoxystreptamine mimic

Since aminoglycosides have been known to exert their antibacterial activities by binding to various RNA targets, 2-deoxystreptamine served as a particularly important model in understanding RNA-small molecule interaction. Herein, 2,4,5-triaminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid was prepared as a novel 2-deoxystreptamine (2-DOS) mimic, which replaces highly flexible glycosidic bonds of aminoglycosides with amide bonds and may improve binding selectivity toward RNA targets through increased rigidity and additional hydrogen-bonding capability. This unnatural g-amino acid can also be used as a potential component for synthetic foldamers.