L. De Napoli et al., A facile solid-phase strategy for the synthesis of oligonucleotide-tetraphenylporphprin conjugates, EUR J ORG C, (6), 2000, pp. 1013-1018
A convenient solid-phase synthesis of oligonucleotides conjugated at the 3'
-end with a tetraphenylporphyrin residue, by means of a new polymeric suppo
rt bearing as a linker a lysine derivative, has been developed. A porphyrin
linked 17-mer, designed for antisense experiments, has been prepared in go
od yields, and its hybridization properties with a complementary DNA fragme
nt evaluated by UV thermal analysis.