Agilent Technologies, Inc.

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Characterization of oligonucleotides requires robust analytical instrumentation and methods as well as ease-of-use data analysis tools. Biocompatibility mitigates non-specific sample binding to flow path and it ensures the integrity of biomolecules and robustness of the system. In this study, two workflows, the Target Plus Impurities (TPI) and Sequence Confirmation workflows in Agilent MassHunter BioConfirm software, were carried out to characterize two oligonucleotide samples.

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In this application note, LC separation and MS1 mass identification of a variety of oligos without the use of ion‑pairing reagents is demonstrated. The LC separation allows subsequent positive mode use with little to no flushing or hardware changes. This HILIC-based method uses an Agilent InfintyLab Poroshell 120 HILIC-Z column and MS-friendly ammonium acetate-based mobile phases. The samples were analyzed on an Agilent 1290 Infinity II LC system and a 6545XT AdvanceBio quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer (LC/Q-TOF).

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UV-Vis spectrophotometers have been used widely for nucleic acid quantification and quality control (QC) utilizing the fact that nucleic acids have a maximum absorbance at 260 nm (1). The concentration of nucleic acids can be easily estimated using the absorbance at 260 nm and the established absorption coefficient. Often a background correction is also performed, for example collecting a baseline using a solution containing everything but the nucleic acid or by measuring the absorbance at a wavelength that nucleic acids do not absorb. Double stranded nucleic acids are bound by hydrogen bonds between the base pairs. The temperature at which double stranded nucleic acids denature to become single stranded depends on the: – sequence and length of the nucleic acid – the pH and buffer conditions – and any mismatches in base pairs between the two strands As such, the melting temperature is very useful analytical tool and can be studied by monitoring the absorbance at 260 nm as temperature is increased or decreased. As the temperature is increased, the hydrogen bonds between the strands are broken and the double stranded nucleic acid separates into two separate strands. When the strands separate, the absorbance at 260 nm increases. The transition temperature is called “melting temperature” (Tm) (1).

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Helium supply is unreliable. Prices are increasing, supply is decreasing, and the need for an alternative carrier gas is growing. So does your lab reduce its helium consumption or switch to an alternative carrier gas?

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This application note demonstrates that the Agilent 6475 triple quadrupole LC/MS system can confidently quantify nitrosamine impurities at the low concentration levels specified by regulatory requirements. This method can be used to quantify these impurities in different ARB drug products, with some changes in chromatographic conditions based on the elution pattern of the drug product.

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Introducing InfinityLab Poroshell 120 Aq-C18 columns—the latest addition to Agilent's Poroshell 120 column portfolio. With InfinityLab Poroshell 120 Aq-C18 columns, you can now maximize reversed-phase retention for highly polar analytes with 100% aqueous mobile phases and develop separations that retain polar and nonpolar compounds togethe