title: Oligonucleotide hybridizations on glass supports: a novel linker for oligonucleotide synthesis and hybridization properties of oligonucleotides synthesised in situ.
abstract: A novel linker for the synthesis of oligonucleotides on a glass support is described. Oligonucleotides synthesised on the support remain tethered to the support after ammonia treatment and are shown to take part in sequence specific hybridisation reactions. These hybridizations were carried out with oligonucleotides synthesised on 'ballotini' solid sphere glass beads and microscope slides. The linker has a hexaethylene glycol spacer, bound to the glass via a glycidoxypropyl silane, terminating in a primary hydroxyl group that serves as starting point for automated or manual oligonucleotide synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Maskos
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Southern
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002845:Chromatography; D005898:Glass; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D012821:Silanes
chemical_list: D009841:Oligonucleotides; D012821:Silanes; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols