| Quality |
• fully deprotected and desalted, purified by PAGE or RP-HPLC on request • it is highly recommended to use purified RNA for oligos > 30 mers. |
| Form |
• RNA and 2' O-Methyl mixed oligos are sent dry • Quantity (OD and nmoles) and concentration (µM and µg/µl) |
| Quality Controls |
Every oligo is quality checked using one or more of the following techniques: MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), capillary electrophoresis (CE), or polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). |
| Guarantee |
Guaranteed sequence, quality and quantity Please see yield table above for guaranteed minimum yields |
| Documentation |
All oligos are delivered with a Quality Assurance document including yields, Tm (melting temperature), MW, and µg/OD. |
| Additional Services |
• Aliquoting |
| Synthesis Time |
• 6 days for standard RNA • 7 days for standard or PAGE purified mixed oligos • 10 days for RP-HPLC purified oligos |
| Storage |
Although oligonucleotides are stable at 4°C for up to 2 weeks, Sigma recommends storing at -20°C. Repetitive freeze-thaw cycles should be avoided by storing as aliquots. For long-term storage, RNA oligos should be dried. |