Thiols solid support

For quantitative analysis of solid supported thiol residues on free macroporous or PEG grafts, Ellman s reagent has been used [5,5 -dithio-hfr-(2-nitrobenzoic acid]. However only qualitative information can be gained using lightly crosslinked polystyrene resins [Badyal et al. Tetrahedron Lett 42 8531 2007]. 

Collioud, A., Clemence, J.-F., Sanger, M., and Sigrist, H. (1993) Oriented and covalent immobilization of target molecules to solid supports Synthesis and application of a light-activatable and thiol-reactive cross-linking reagent. Bioconjugate Chem. 4, 528-536. 

Scheme 19 Synthesis of thiol containing 2,5-DKP s for use in MMP inhibition. Solid support was done using TentaGel S OH or ArgoGel-OH. (Trt = triphenyhnethyl, TES = triethylsilane). Two representative 3D conformations of 119A (blue) and 119B (cyan). Yield shown represents yield over all steps...

In protein microarrays, capture molecules need to be immobilized in a functional state on a solid support. In principle, the format of the assay system does not limit the choice of appropriate surface chemistry. The same immobilization procedure can be applied for both planar and bead-based systems. Proteins can be immobilized on various surfaces (Fig. 1) (12). Two-dimensional polystyrene, polylysine, aminosilane, or aldehyde, epoxy- or thiol group-coated surfaces can be used to immobilize proteins via noncovalent or covalent attachment (13,14). Three-dimensional supports like nitrocellulose or hydrogel-coated surfaces enable the immobilization of the proteins in a network structure. Larger quantities of proteins can be immobilized and kept in a functional state. Affinity binding reagents such as protein A, G, and L can be used to immobilize antibodies (15), streptavidin is used for biotinylated proteins (16), chelate for His-tagged proteins (17, 18), anti-GST antibodies for GST fusion proteins (19), and oligonucleotides for cDNA or mRNA-protein hybrids (20). 

Carboxylic acids can also be attached to solid supports as amides, imides, and thiol esters. Illustrative examples of the saponification of such linkers are listed in Table 3.5. Thiol esters are more sensitive towards nucleophilic attack than the corresponding esters, and can be readily saponified. Resin-bound thiol esters have, however, mainly been used for the preparation of amides by nucleophilic cleavage with amines (see Section 3.3.3). 

Thioglycosides have been prepared on solid phase by glycosylation of thiols with various types of glycosyl donor. Carbohydrate-derived thioethers have been used either to link carbohydrates to thiol-functionalized supports [9,26,78,79] or as glycosyl donors for the preparation of glycosides on solid phase (see Section 16.3.3). 

In this part we will describe recent achievements in the development of biosensors based on DNA/RNA aptamers. These biosensors are usually prepared by immobilization of aptamer onto a solid support by various methods using chemisorption (aptamer is modified by thiol group) or by avidin-biotin technology (aptamer is modified by biotin) or by covalent attachment of amino group-labeled aptamer to a surface of self-assembly monolayer of 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid (11-MUA). Apart from the method of aptamer immobilization, the biosensors differ in the signal generation. To date, most extensively studied were the biosensors based on optical methods (fluorescence, SPR) and acoustic sensors based mostly on thickness shear mode (TSM) method. However, recently several investigators reported electrochemical sensors based on enzyme-labeled aptamers, electrochemical indicators and impedance spectroscopy methods of detection. 

The most important characteristics that make fluorous synthesis superior to solid-supported synthesis is the favorable reaction kinetics associated with the solution-phase reactions. Comparison reactions using fluorous vs. solid-supported thiols to scavenge a bromide are shown in Fig. 1 [16]. Using 1.5equiv of F-thiol 1, more than 95% bromide was quenched in less than 40 min (top line). Under the same conditions and using 1.5 equiv PS-thiol 2, only 50% of the halide was quenched after 80 min (bottom line). By doub-... 

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