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Nucleoside Triphosphates - From Synthesis to Biochemical Characterization
Published on: April 3, 2014
Analysis and purification of synthetic nucleic acids using HPLC
1PE Applied Biosystems, Foster City, California, USA.
Abstract:
HPLC is a powerful and popular method for analyzing and purifying biomolecules. Reversed-phase HPLC allows a high-capacity method for purification, and uses volatile buffer systems that simplify product recovery. Anion-exchange HPLC provides better resolution and a more predictable elution pattern. This unit presents protocols that are optimized for HPLC of oligonucleotides. Because of the resolution limits of both reversed-phase and anion-exchange HPLC, it can be used for oligonucleotides of up to approximately 50 nt in length.
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