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High-performance liquid chromatographic analysis of oligodeoxyribonucleotide base composition.

J S Eadie1, L J McBride, J W Efcavitch

  • 1Applied Biosystems, Inc., Foster City, California 94404.

Analytical Biochemistry
|September 1, 1987
PubMed
Summary

A new method accurately analyzes synthetic oligodeoxyribonucleotides base composition using enzymatic digestion and HPLC. This technique is sensitive, quantitative, and works with modified bases and genomic DNA.

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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology

Background:

  • Accurate base composition analysis is crucial for synthetic nucleic acids.
  • Existing methods may face limitations with modified bases or complex samples.
  • High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is a standard for nucleoside separation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present an improved, highly accurate, and sensitive method for determining the base composition of synthetic oligodeoxyribonucleotides.
  • To validate the method's applicability to various lengths of oligodeoxyribonucleotides and modified bases.
  • To assess the method's potential for analyzing high-molecular-weight genomic DNA.

Main Methods:

  • Enzymatic digestion of synthetic oligodeoxyribonucleotides to yield nucleosides.

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  • High-resolution High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) separation of the resulting nucleosides.
  • Quantification of nucleosides to determine empirical base composition.

    • Main Results:

    • Demonstrated excellent agreement between experimental and theoretical base compositions for oligodeoxyribonucleotides (18-150 bases).
    • The enzymatic digestion was quantitative and unaffected by common base modifications.
    • The method successfully assessed the degree of base deprotection and chemical modification.

    Conclusions:

    • The presented method offers a significant improvement for base composition analysis of synthetic oligodeoxyribonucleotides.
    • The technique is robust, sensitive, and applicable to modified bases and genomic DNA.
    • This method provides a reliable tool for quality control in oligonucleotide synthesis and analysis.