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.

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