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Published on: June 2, 2022
Chromatographic methods for the determination of therapeutic oligonucleotides
A Cary McGinnis1, Buyun Chen, Michael G Bartlett
1Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2352, USA.
Abstract:
Both DNA and RNA are being explored for their therapeutic potential against a wide range of diseases. As these new drugs emerge, new demands arise for the analysis and quantitation of these biomolecules. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic analysis requirements for drug approval place enormous challenges on the methods for analyzing these therapeutics. This review will focus on bioanalytical methods for DNA antisense and aptamers as well as small-interfering RNA (siRNA) therapeutics. Chromatography methods employing ultraviolet (UV), fluorescence and mass spectrometric (MS) detection along with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) will be covered. Sample preparation from biological matrices will be reviewed as well as metabolite analysis and identification. All of these techniques are important contributions toward oligonucleotide therapeutic development. They will also be important in microRNA (miRNA) biomarker discovery and RNomics in general, as more non-coding RNAs are inevitably discovered.
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