Sulfo S-HyNic Crosslinker (Water Soluble) (S-1011-010)

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Description

The S-HyNic heterobifunctional crosslinker is fundamental to the SoluLINK bioconjugation technology. Sulfo-S-HyNic reacts with primary amines on proteins (through lysine amino acids) or amino-modified oligonucleotides or surfaces, introducing a HyNic linker that forms stable covalent conjugates with biomolecules possessing 4FB linkers. Sulfo-S-HyNic contains a Sulfo-NHS ester, which makes this linker water soluble. No DMF or other organic solvents are necessary to dissolve the linker prior to use.

Specifications

Label/Modifier TypeHyNic
Reactivity4FB
Recommended StorageDesiccated: -15° to -25°C
ApplicationsAntibody Labeling, Antisense/RNAi, Aptamers
Other Name(s)SoluLINK Bioconjugation

Technical Information

Introduction to SoluLINK Bioconjugation Technology

This core technology is based on the formation of a stable aromatic bond that has a UV-traceable signal to indicate the real-time formation of the conjugate. This bond is a bis-aryl hydrazone formed from an aromatic hydrazine and an aromatic aldehyde. S-HyNic 1 (succinimidyl 6-hydrazinonicotinate acetone hydrazone, SANH) is used to incorporate aromatic hydrazine linkers on biomolecules. S-HyNic is an amino-reactive reagent that directly converts amino groups on biomolecules and surfaces to HyNic groups. S-4FB 2 (succinimidyl 4-formylbenzoate, SFB) is used to convert amino groups to aromatic aldehydes (4-formylbenzamide (4FB) groups). Addition of a HyNic-modified biomolecule to a 4FB-modified biomolecule or surface directly leads to the formation of the conjugate (Figure 1). The conjugate bond is stable to 92°C and pH 2.0- 10.0. The recommended pH for antibody conjugation is 6.0. Unlike thiol-based conjugation protocols where reducing reagents are required that that can compromise the activity of proteins by cleaving disulfide bonds, the HyNic-4FB conjugation couple leaves disulfide bonds intact. No oxidants, reductants or metals are required in the preparation of conjugate.

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Figure 1: Schematic representation of SoluLINK Bioconjugation chemistry where an antibody is modified with S-HyNic to incorporate HyNic groups and a second protein is modified with S-4FB to incorporate 4FB groups. Conjugate is formed directly by simply mixing the HyNic-modified antibody with the 4FB-modified proteins.

Dirksen et al. show that aniline catalyzes the formation of this Schiff’s base. This is especially effective for large biomolecule conjugations. In the case of antibody-protein conjugations the addition of 10 mM TurboLink Catalyst Buffer (aniline) to the reaction mixture converts >95% of the antibody to conjugate in ~2 hours using 1-2 mole equivalents of second protein.

The HyNic-4FB conjugation couple is chromophoric — the conjugate bond absorbs at 354 nm and has a molar extinction coefficient of 29,000 L/(mol*cm). This allows (1) real time spectrophotometric monitoring of a conjugate reaction, (2) ability to visualize the conjugate during chromatographic purification using a UV or photodiode array detector and (3) quantification of conjugation.

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