Click chemistry as a reliable method for the high-density postsynthetic functionalization of alkyne-modified DNA

Org Lett. 2006 Aug 17;8(17):3639-42. doi: 10.1021/ol0610946.

Abstract

[reaction: see text] We report the development of the Cu(I)-catalyzed Huisgen cycloaddition (click) reaction for the multiple postsynthetic labeling of alkyne-modified DNA. A series of alkyne-modified oligodeoxyribonucleotides (ODNs) of increasing alkyne density were prepared, and the click reaction using various azide labels was investigated. Complete high-density conversion was observed for ODNs containing up to six consecutive alkyne functions. Compatibility of the click conditions with long DNA strands was shown using a PCR product obtained with an alkyne-modified primer.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkynes / chemistry*
  • Azides / chemistry*
  • Copper / chemistry
  • DNA / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / chemical synthesis*
  • Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / chemistry*

Substances

  • Alkynes
  • Azides
  • Oligodeoxyribonucleotides
  • Copper
  • DNA