Factors influencing the adsorptive stripping potentiometric response of synthetic oligonucleotides

Joseph Wang*, Abdel Nasser Kawde, Eskil Sahlin, Conception Parrado, Gustavo Rivas

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Abstract

The adsorptive stripping potentiometric behavior of synthetic oligonucleotides at carbon paste electrodes is examined using oligo(dG)7, oligo(dG)12, oligo(dG)15, oligo(dG)20, oligo(dG)30, and oligo(dAG)6, and oligo(dA)6(dG)6 as models. Factors influencing the adsorption behavior and the resulting response are investigated. These include the role of the oligonucleotide length and concentration, its guanine +adenine content and sequence, and accumulation time. The results indicate that the stripping performance is influenced not only by the length of the oligonucleotide (i.e., degree of surface contact) but also by its base content and sequence. Trace (mg/L) levels of the oligonucleotides can thus be readily detected following short accumulation times, with good reproducibility (RSD = 3-6%) and detection limits down to 3μg/L.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)917-920
Number of pages4
JournalElectroanalysis
Volume12
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adsorption
  • Nucleic acids
  • Oligonucleotides
  • Stripping potentiometry

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Electrochemistry

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