Complex synthetic chemical libraries indexed with molecular tags

Michael H.J. Ohlmeyer, Robert N. Swanson, Lawrence W. Dillard, John C. Reader, Gigi Asouline, Ryuji Kobayashi, Michael Wigler, W. Clark Still

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Abstract

Combinatorial methods of chemical synthesis allow the creation of molecular libraries having immense diversity. The utility of such libraries is dependent upon identifying the structures of the molecules so prepared. We describe the construction of a peptide combinatorial library, having 117,649 different members, synthesized on beads and indexed with inert chemical tags. These tags are used as a binary code to record the reaction history of each bead. The code can be read directly from a single bead by electron capture capillary gas chromatography. We demonstrate the correct selection of members of the library on the basis of binding to a monoclonal antibody.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10922-10926
Number of pages5
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume90
Issue number23
StatePublished - 1 Dec 1993
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antibody recognition
  • Combinatorial chemistry
  • Encoded libraries
  • Peptides

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