C-5 methyl pyrimidine nucleosides are known to stabilize duplexes relative to the non-methylated bases. Therefore, enhanced binding can be achieved using 5-methyl-dC in place of dC, duplex melting temperature being increased by 1.3°. Ac-5-Me-dC-CE Phosphoramidite is fully compatible with AMA deprotection and none of the N4-Me transamination mutant is observed on deprotection. 2,6-Diaminopurine 2’-deoxyriboside (2-amino-dA) forms an additional hydrogen bond with Thymidine, thereby leading to duplex stabilization with a melting temperature increase of 3°. Our 2-amino-dA monomer exhibits fast and effective deprotection in ammonium hydroxide and it is stabilized to depurination during synthesis. Note: we recommend the use of 0.5 M CSO in anhydrous acetonitrile (40-4632-xx) for best results with multiple additions of 2-amino-dA.
Details
Usage
Coupling: No changes needed from standard method recommended by synthesizer manufacturer.
Deprotection: No changes needed from standard method recommended by synthesizer manufacturer. Note: Deprotection in AMA (50:50 Ammonium hydroxide/MethylAmine) may result in a 4-5% 5-Methyl-N4-methyl-dC side product at the modification site.
Specifications
Diluent
Anhydrous Acetonitrile
Storage
Refrigerated storage, maximum of 2-8°C, dry
Stability
Similar to dA,C,G,T-CE Phosphoramidites
Dilution/Coupling Data
The table below show pack size data and, for solutions, dilution and approximate coupling based on normal priming procedures.
