DPEG(R)4-BIOTIN ACID

Features and Benefits

dPEG₄ biotin acid consists of biotin and a propionic acid-functionalized tetraethylene glycol derivative. Numerous functional or reactive groups can modify the terminal acid moiety, including the acylating agents N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) and 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenol (TFP). Also, dPEG4 biotin acid reacts directly with primary amines using a suitable carbodiimide such as 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC). The amphiphilic dPEG linker gives biotin excellent solubility in water and aqueous buffer, where biotin usually is poorly soluble. dPEG₄ biotin acid offers significantly superior solubility and performance characteristics compared to the traditional, highly hydrophobic biotinylation reagent known as LC-biotin. Moreover, although dPEG₄ biotin acid and LC-biotin have comparable linker lengths, dPEG₄ biotin acid will not trigger the aggregation and precipitation of conjugated biomolecules, even at high levels of biotin incorporation on the biomolecule. In contrast, LC-biotin triggers the aggregation and precipitation of biomolecules with the incorporation of a few LC-biotin groups onto the biomolecule.

Legal Information

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Products Protected under U.S. Patent #s 7,888,536 & 8,637,711 and European Patent #s 1,594,440 & 2,750,681