A one step derivatization of controlled pore glass for oligonucleotide solid-phase synthesis

Solid-phase supports for oligonucleotide synthesis

This unit attempts to provide a reasonably complete inventory of over 280 solid supports available to oligonucleotide chemists for preparation of natural and 3'-modified oligonucleotides. Emphasis is placed on non-nucleosidic solid supports. The relationship between the structural features of linkers and their behavior in oligonucleotide synthesis and deprotection is discussed wherever the relevant observations are available.

Synthesis and characterization of oligonucleotide conjugates bearing electroactive labels

Oxime bond formation has been applied to the preparation of oligonucleotides labeled with electrochemical ferrocene and viologen labels. Aminooxy functionalized ferrocene and viologen derivatives were prepared by a straightforward route and efficiently conjugated with aldehyde containing oligonucleotides either at 3' or 5' end. Both labels were found to not disturb the recognition properties of the oligonucleotide. The versatility of the method was further demonstrated by preparing bi-functionalized conjugates with a disulfide at 3' end and an electrochemical label at 5' end.

Porous silicon-based nanostructured microparticles as degradable supports for solid-phase synthesis and release of oligonucleotides

We describe the preparation of several types of porous silicon (pSi) microparticles as supports for the solid-phase synthesis of oligonucleotides. The first of these supports facilitates oligonucleotide release from the nanostructured support during the oligonucleotide deprotection step, while the second type of support is able to withstand the cleavage and deprotection of the oligonucleotides post synthesis and subsequently dissolve at physiological conditions (pH = 7.4, 37°C), slowly releasing the oligonucleotides. Our approach involves the fabrication of pSi microparticles and their functionalisation via hydrosilylation reactions to generate a dimethoxytrityl-protected alcohol on the pSi surface as an initiation point for the synthesis of short oligonucleotides.

Automated oligonucleotide solid-phase synthesis on nanosized silica particles using nano-on-micro assembled particle supports

This article describes an original strategy to enable solid-phase oligodeoxyribonucleotide (ODN) synthesis on nanosized silica particles. It consists of the reversible immobilization of silica nanoparticles (NPs) on micrometric silica beads. The resulting assemblies, called nano-on-micro (NOM) systems, are well adapted to ODN synthesis in an automated instrument. First, NPs are derivatized with OH functions. For NOM assembly preparation, these functions react with the silanols of the microbeads under specific experimental conditions. Furthermore, OH groups allow ODN synthesis on the nanoparticles via phosphoramidite chemistry. The stability of the NOM assemblies during ODN solid-phase synthesis is confirmed by scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM, respectively), together with dynamic light scattering analyses. Then, the release of ODN-functionalized nanoparticles is performed under mild conditions (1% NH(4)OH in water, 1 h, 60 degrees C). Our technique provides silica nanoparticles well functionalized with oligonucleotides, as demonstrated by hybridization experiments conducted with the cDNA target.