Nonaqueous Oxidation in DNA Microarray Synthesis Improves the Oligonucleotide Quality and Preserves Surface Integrity on Gold and Indium Tin Oxide Substrates

Author(s)
Erika Schaudy, Glenda Gisela Ibanez Redin, Etkin Parlar, Mark M. Somoza, Jory Lietard
Abstract

Nucleic acids attached to electrically conductive surfaces are very frequently used platforms for sensing and analyte detection as well as for imaging. Synthesizing DNA on these uncommon substrates and preserving the conductive layer is challenging as this coating tends to be damaged by the repeated use of iodine and water, which is the standard oxidizing medium following phosphoramidite coupling. Here, we thoroughly investigate the use of camphorsulfonyl oxaziridine (CSO), a nonaqueous alternative to I2/H2O, for the synthesis of DNA microarrays in situ. We find that CSO performs equally well in producing high hybridization signals on glass microscope slides, and CSO also protects the conductive layer on gold and indium tin oxide (ITO)-coated slides. DNA synthesis on conductive substrates with CSO oxidation yields microarrays of quality approaching that of conventional glass with intact physicochemical properties.

Organisation(s)
Department of Inorganic Chemistry
External organisation(s)
Technische Universität München
Journal
Analytical Chemistry
Volume
96
Pages
2378-2386
No. of pages
9
ISSN
0003-2700
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04166
Publication date
02-2024
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
104002 Analytical chemistry, 204001 Inorganic chemical technology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Analytical Chemistry
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/e3d380be-2972-4488-85e2-284ed3776633