Research Article

Multipyrene Tandem Probes for Point Mutations Detection in DNA

Table 1

Mono- and bis-pyrene-labeled oligo(2′-O-methylribonucleotides).

StructureYieldb Calculated (M)cFound (M)d

Ia5′-PyrpGmAmGmCmCmGmAmUmUmUmCmAmUmCm T677.65543.715542.42
IIa5′-PyrpCmCmGmAmUmUmUmCmAmUmCmAmUm T510.45121.425122.47
IIIa5′-GmAmAmGmGmAmGmAmAmGmGmUmGmUmCmUmGmCmGmGmpPyr2916.97138.777138.60
IVa5′-GmGmAmGmAmAmGmGmUmGmUmCmUmGmCmGmGmGmAmGmpPyr2316.77154.777155.50
Ib5′-(Pyr) 2pGmAmGmCmCmGmAmUmUmUmCmAmUmCm T814.85756.995756.23
IIb5′-(Pyr) 2pCmCmGmAmUmUmUmCmAmUmCmAmUm T6514.45334.695337.87
IIIb5′-GmAmAmGmGmAmGmAmAmGmGmUmGmUmCmUmGmCmGmGmp(Pyr) 23417.17352.057352.20
IVb5′-GmGmAmGmAmAmGmGmUmGmUmCmUmGmCmGmGmGmAmGmp(Pyr) 22223.87368.057369.40

Indexes a and b designate monopyrene and bis-pyrene derivatives of 5′- and 3′-phosphorylated oligo(2′-O-methylribonucleotides) I, II, III, and IV. bYield at the stage of pyrene coupling. cCalculated molecular mass of fully protonated form. dMolecular mass found by MALDI TOF MS analysis. Nm: 2′-O-methyl-ribonucleotide; p: terminal phosphate; Pyr: pyrenylmethylamine residue; T: 3′-“inverted” thymidine.