Phosphorothioate oligonucleotides separation in ion-pairing reversed-phase liquid chromatography: Effect of
Zuzana Kadlecová1, Květa Kalíková1, Eva Tesařová1
1Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 12800, Prague, Czech Republic.
Abstract:
Ion-pairing reversed-phase liquid chromatography was utilized for the analysis of native and phosphorothioate oligonucleotides of the identical sequence but different amount and position of phosphorothioate modifications. The effects of ion-pairing amines nature (alkyl chain length, hydrophobicity) and concentration on retention, n/n-1 resolution, and diastereomeric separation of phosphorothioate oligonucleotides were investigated using octadecyl column. Eight different ion-pairing agents at two concentrations (10 mM and 100 mM) buffered with acetic acid were investigated. The resolution of n and n-1 mers oligonucleotides improved with hydrophobicity and concentration of ion-pairing amines. Ion-pairing amines with moderate hydrophobicity were most successful in suppressing diastereomeric resolution. However, a partial separation of phosphorothioate oligonucleotide diastereomers was observed with all ion-pairing systems, which resulted in wider peaks compared to phosphorodiester oligonucleotides of the same sequence. This phenomenon complicates the n and n-1 mers separation of oligonucleotides with high degree of phosphorothioate modifications. Separation of oligonucleotides with different number of phosphorothioate modifications was observed, which may be useful for therapeutic oligonucleotide analysis. The aim of the work was to identify the ion-pairing systems useful for chromatographic characterization of phosphorothioate oligonucleotides.
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