Synthesis and Oligonucleotide Incorporation of Fluorescent Cytosine Analogue tC: a Promising Nucleic Acid Probe
Journal article, 2007

The tricyclic cytosine, tC, is a fluorescent base analogue with excellent properties for investigating intrinsic characteristics of nucleic acid as well as interactions between nucleic acids and other molecules. Its unique fluorescence properties and insignificant influence on overall structure and dynamics of nucleic acid after incorporation makes tC particularly interesting in fluorescence resonance energy transfer and anisotropy measurements. We here describe a straightforward synthesis of the standard monomer form of tC for DNA solid-phase synthesis, the tC phosphoramidite, and its subsequent incorporation into oligonucleotides. The total synthesis of the tC phosphoramidite takes approximately 8 days and its incorporation and the subsequent oligonucleotide purification an additional day.

Author

Peter Sandin

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Physical Chemistry

Per Lincoln

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Physical Chemistry

Tom Brown

University of Southampton

Marcus Wilhelmsson

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Physical Chemistry

Nature Protocols

1754-2189 (ISSN) 17502799 (eISSN)

Vol. 2 3 615-623

Subject Categories

Physical Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

DOI

10.1038/nprot.2007.80

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