Chemical synthesis of oligonucleotides containing a free sulphydryl group and subsequent attachment of thiol specific probes.

AUTOR(ES)

Connolly, B A

RESUMO

Oligonucleotides containing a free sulphydryl group at their 5'-termini have been synthesised and further derivatised with thiol specific probes. The nucleotide sequence required is prepared using standard solid phase phosphoramidite techniques and an extra round of synthesis is then performed using the S-triphenylmethyl O-methoxymorpholinophosphite derivatives of 2-mercaptoethanol, 3-mercaptopropan (1) ol or 6-mercaptohexan (1) ol. After cleavage from the resin and removal of the phosphate and base protecting groups, this yields an oligonucleotide containing an S-triphenylmethyl group attached to the 5'-phosphate group via a two, three or six carbon chain. The triphenylmethyl group can be readily removed with silver nitrate to give the free thiol. With the three and six carbon chain oligonucleotides, this thiol can be used, at pH 8, for the attachment of thiol specific probes as illustrated by the reaction with fluorescent conjugates of iodoacetates and maleiimides. However, oligonucleotides containing a thiol attached to the 5'-phosphate group via a two carbon chain are unstable at pH 8 decomposing to the free 5'-phosphate and so are unsuitable for further derivatisation.

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