A Facile Solid-Phase Strategy for the Synthesis of Oligonucleotide-Tetraphenylporphyrin Conjugates

A convenient solid-phase synthesis of oligonucleotides conjugated at the 3′-end with a tetraphenylporphyrin residue, by means of a new polymeric support bearing as a linker a lysine derivative, has been developed. A porphyrin linked 17-mer, designed for antisense experiments, has been prepared in good yields, and its hybridization properties with a complementary DNA fragment evaluated by UV thermal analysis.