re: DNA syn

Alain LAURENT (a.laurent@eurosequence.com)
Thu, 28 Oct 1999 16:54:58 +0200

Dear ABRF

Thank you for all of them who answer to my questions and the few tricks they
gave to me

I understand sometimes it can be sequence dependent but we are working at
very low concentration (40-200 microM) and it seems to me a bit strange that
precipatation occurs . The clouds cannot be any silica since they appear
after HPLC purification (Triethylammonium acetate buffer 0,05 M) and I use a
polymeric phase pH insensitive . There is no ammonia loaded on the HPLC. The
oligos are dried down with buffer (no further desalting since TEEA is
volatile). If the dried residu is resuspended in water we often have some
"clouds" if it is 2% NH3 solution it works fine. I was more encline to think
it was something to do with water and the pH.

Thank You

Alain

>I wonder if any of you could give me some advices regarding the solubility
>of oligonucleotides after HPLC purification. It happens sometimes and even
>for short oligos that a precipate appears after solubilization of dried
>oligos in water. All of these oligos have been purified by HPLC. From my
>point of view it cannot be any remains of silica. I wonder if it is related
>to the water (we use MilliQ water) or to the sequence of the oligos. Most of
>the time if we use › 2% NH3 solution to solubilize the oligos then it works
>fine and no precipitate appears.

>Any scientific suggestions ?????

>Thank you very much

>Alain