Inkjet-based oligonucleotide synthesis reagents: Formulation optimization and comparison of acetonitrile and propylene carbonate applications

With the rapid development of synthetic biology and genomic research, the demand for high-throughput DNA synthesis has been steadily increasing. Inkjet printing technology has gradually emerged as an ideal method for customized oligonucleotide synthesis due to its high precision and flexibility. How...

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Main Authors: Yu Xiao, Yongjin Peng, Zhen Rong, Xiaoyang He, Fei Sun, Shengqi Wang
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
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author Yu Xiao
Yongjin Peng
Zhen Rong
Xiaoyang He
Fei Sun
Shengqi Wang
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Yongjin Peng
Zhen Rong
Xiaoyang He
Fei Sun
Shengqi Wang
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description With the rapid development of synthetic biology and genomic research, the demand for high-throughput DNA synthesis has been steadily increasing. Inkjet printing technology has gradually emerged as an ideal method for customized oligonucleotide synthesis due to its high precision and flexibility. However, the traditional solvent acetonitrile (ACN), due to its low viscosity and high permeability, fails to meet the stability requirements for inkjet head operation, resulting in unstable droplet formation that affects synthesis accuracy and efficiency. This study proposes propylene carbonate (PC) as a novel solvent for inkjet DNA synthesis, comparing the stability of inkjet droplets and the performance of oligonucleotide synthesis between PC and ACN, while further optimizing the concentrations of phosphoramidite monomers and activator. Experimental results indicate that the PC solvent not only exhibits good inkjet stability but also significantly enhances the purity of oligonucleotide synthesis products and stepwise coupling efficiency under optimal conditions. When synthesizing a target sequence of 30 nucleotides, a stepwise coupling efficiency of 99.01 % was achieved. This study achieved a new DNA synthesis reagent formulation that supports inkjet-based DNA synthesis and exhibits excellent coupling efficiency. This research outcome is expected to promote the further development of high-throughput DNA synthesis using inkjet technology.
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spelling doaj-art-c85b88773636470b933100d4c71006c72025-01-29T05:00:46ZengElsevierResults in Chemistry2211-71562025-01-0113101978Inkjet-based oligonucleotide synthesis reagents: Formulation optimization and comparison of acetonitrile and propylene carbonate applicationsYu Xiao0Yongjin Peng1Zhen Rong2Xiaoyang He3Fei Sun4Shengqi Wang5Bioinformatics Center of AMMS, Beijing 100850, PR ChinaBioinformatics Center of AMMS, Beijing 100850, PR ChinaBioinformatics Center of AMMS, Beijing 100850, PR ChinaBioinformatics Center of AMMS, Beijing 100850, PR ChinaBioinformatics Center of AMMS, Beijing 100850, PR ChinaCorresponding author.; Bioinformatics Center of AMMS, Beijing 100850, PR ChinaWith the rapid development of synthetic biology and genomic research, the demand for high-throughput DNA synthesis has been steadily increasing. Inkjet printing technology has gradually emerged as an ideal method for customized oligonucleotide synthesis due to its high precision and flexibility. However, the traditional solvent acetonitrile (ACN), due to its low viscosity and high permeability, fails to meet the stability requirements for inkjet head operation, resulting in unstable droplet formation that affects synthesis accuracy and efficiency. This study proposes propylene carbonate (PC) as a novel solvent for inkjet DNA synthesis, comparing the stability of inkjet droplets and the performance of oligonucleotide synthesis between PC and ACN, while further optimizing the concentrations of phosphoramidite monomers and activator. Experimental results indicate that the PC solvent not only exhibits good inkjet stability but also significantly enhances the purity of oligonucleotide synthesis products and stepwise coupling efficiency under optimal conditions. When synthesizing a target sequence of 30 nucleotides, a stepwise coupling efficiency of 99.01 % was achieved. This study achieved a new DNA synthesis reagent formulation that supports inkjet-based DNA synthesis and exhibits excellent coupling efficiency. This research outcome is expected to promote the further development of high-throughput DNA synthesis using inkjet technology.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221171562400674XInkjet printingOligonucleotide synthesisSolvent optimizationPropylene carbonate (PC)Acetonitrile (ACN)Coupling efficiency
spellingShingle Yu Xiao
Yongjin Peng
Zhen Rong
Xiaoyang He
Fei Sun
Shengqi Wang
Inkjet-based oligonucleotide synthesis reagents: Formulation optimization and comparison of acetonitrile and propylene carbonate applications
Results in Chemistry
Inkjet printing
Oligonucleotide synthesis
Solvent optimization
Propylene carbonate (PC)
Acetonitrile (ACN)
Coupling efficiency
title Inkjet-based oligonucleotide synthesis reagents: Formulation optimization and comparison of acetonitrile and propylene carbonate applications
title_full Inkjet-based oligonucleotide synthesis reagents: Formulation optimization and comparison of acetonitrile and propylene carbonate applications
title_fullStr Inkjet-based oligonucleotide synthesis reagents: Formulation optimization and comparison of acetonitrile and propylene carbonate applications
title_full_unstemmed Inkjet-based oligonucleotide synthesis reagents: Formulation optimization and comparison of acetonitrile and propylene carbonate applications
title_short Inkjet-based oligonucleotide synthesis reagents: Formulation optimization and comparison of acetonitrile and propylene carbonate applications
title_sort inkjet based oligonucleotide synthesis reagents formulation optimization and comparison of acetonitrile and propylene carbonate applications
topic Inkjet printing
Oligonucleotide synthesis
Solvent optimization
Propylene carbonate (PC)
Acetonitrile (ACN)
Coupling efficiency
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221171562400674X
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