Enzymatic synthesis of milligram quantities of ribozymes in small volumes
Hoffman, L.M.; Johnson, M.G.
Biotechniques 17(2): 372-375
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0736-6205 PMID: 7526877 Document Number: 438321
Milligram quantities of ribozymes (Rzs) can be synthesized in vitro in reaction volumes of 1 mL or less using AmpliScribe T7 RNA polymerase kits to transcribe either linear plasmids or oligodeoxynucleotide templates. Model hammerhead Rzs were synthesized that specifically cleave RNA-encoding chloramphenicol acetyl transferase sequences. Methods are presented for the transcription of Rzs of virtually any length and sequence composition at a fraction of the cost of chemical synthesis.