Recommended Purification and Application for Custom DNA Synthesis
   
 
CARTRIDGE
 
Typical yield of Reverse-phase cartridge purification is 80-90%. The basis of the separation is the difference in hydrophobicity between full length product (which contains a 5'-DMT) and truncated sequences (without DMT groups). Because the differences in hydrophobicity between the full length-DMT product and non-DMT truncated sequences are reduced as the oligo length is increased, cartridge purification is NOT recommended for oligos > 45 bases.

Applications: PCR, probing antisense, mobility shift, arbitrary 10-mer applications,
hybridization plus gene synthesis, primer extension, squencing, DNA
fingerprinting, cycle sequencing, RT-PCR, in situ hybridization,
microsatellite polymorphisms.

HPLC
 
Typical HPLC product yields is 90-97% purity. The capacity and resolving properties of HPLC columns are also much greater than cartridge devices, so HPLC is the method of choice for purifying larger quantities of oligos (i.e. >= 1 umol). As with cartridges, reverse-phase HPLC is usually NOT recommended for purifying oligos longer than 45 bases

Applications: PCR, probing antisense, mobility shift, arbitrary 10-mer applications,
hybridization. Recommended for oligos with <45 mers.

PAGE
 

The basis of the separation is charge and MW. In most cases , full length (n) oligo can be separated from oligos only one base shorter (n-1) with excellent resolution of 95-99% purity can be achieved. ). PAGE is the recommended technique for purifying oligos >45 bases long. Yields from PAGE are lower than from other methods due to the relative inefficient extraction of oligos from the gel.

Applications: PCR, probing antisense, mobility shift, arbitrary 10-mer applications
plus gene synthesis and primer extension. Recommended for oligos
with >45 mers.