Solid-phase synthesis of peptide nucleic acids

R Fitzpatrick, B Gildea, O Buchardt, J Coull, Peter E. Nielsen

Abstract

Peptide nucleic acids (PNA) were synthesized by a modified Merrifield method using several improvements. Activation by O-[benzotriazol-1-yl]-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate in combination with in situ neutralization of the resin allowed efficient coupling of all four Boc-protected PNA monomers within 30 min. HPLC analysis of the crude product obtained from a fully automated synthesis of the model PNA oligomer H-CGGACTAAGTCCATTGC-Gly-NH2, indicated an average yield per synthetic cycle of 97.1%. N1-benzyloxycarbonyl-N6(3)-methylimidazole triflate substantially outperformed acetic anhydride as a capping reagent. The resin-bound PNAs were successfully cleaved by the 'low-high' trifluoromethanesulphonic acid procedure.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of Peptide Science
Vol/bind1
Udgave nummer3
Sider (fra-til)175-83
Antal sider9
ISSN1075-2617
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 1 maj 1995

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