Solution-based
modification of ODNs for functional handle attachment.
(A)–(D) The attachment of RAFT agents, (((butylthio)carbonothioyl)thio)propanoic
acid (BTPA) and 4-cyano-4-(phenylcarbonothioylthio)pentanoic acid
(CPADB), to ODNs through amide coupling chemistry with NHS and pentafluorophenol
(PFP) activated carboxylic acids. (E) NHS-activated coupling of tetrazine
to amine DNA. (F) Amide coupling of norbornene-carboxylic acid with
amine DNA. Coupling reagents include diisopropylethylamine (DIPEA),
1-ethyl-3-(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)carbodiimide (EDCl), and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole
(HOBt), and solvents include dimethylformamide (DMF) and phosphate
buffered saline (PBS).