RNA Oligo Scale of Synthesis and Typical Yield of Unmodified Oligos*
All ssRNA is produced with RNase-free handling and shipped with UV quantitation. Mixed bases may limit MS analysis. For sequences >40–50 nt or high GC/structure, PAGE or dual purification is recommended.
| Scale |
Crude Desalted |
HPLC Purified |
Gel Purified |
| A260 Units |
nmols |
mg |
A260 Units |
nmols |
mg |
A260 Units |
nmols |
mg |
| 200 nmol |
~15 |
~75 |
~0.5 |
~3 |
~15 |
~0.15 |
~1 |
~5 |
~0.04 |
| 1 μmol |
~40 |
~200 |
~1.4 |
~15 |
~75 |
~0.6 |
~5 |
~25 |
~0.2 |
| 2 μmol |
~72 |
~360 |
~2.52 |
~27 |
~135 |
~1.08 |
~9 |
~45 |
~0.36 |
| 5 μmol |
~160 |
~800 |
~5.6 |
~60 |
~300 |
~2.4 |
~20 |
~100 |
~0.8 |
| 10 μmol |
~320 |
~1600 |
~11.2 |
~120 |
~600 |
~4.8 |
~40 |
~200 |
~1.6 |
| 15 μmol |
~480 |
~2400 |
~16.8 |
~180 |
~900 |
~7.2 |
~60 |
~300 |
~2.4 |
| Purity & Notes |
Purity: >75% (sequence/structure dependent). HPLC may be recommended for sensitive applications. |
Purity: 85–95% (sequence/structure dependent; high-GC may lower yield/purity). |
Purity: 95–98%. Yield drops with length; palindromes/hairpins/high-GC or ≥3 G runs reduce purity/yield. |
* Values are typical yield of 20 mer oligo; actual yields vary with sequence, length, modifications, and purification.
* 1) Typical yield stated in the table is for unmodified random sequence oligos. Reduction in yield is observed with high GC content oligos and those forming strong secondary structures.
2) Reduced yield is expected with modified oligos. The reduction percentage varies with modification type and number of sites. Typical reduction is 10%-20% per modified site.
3) Yield of 40µg/A260 unit for RNA oligos is calculated for an ~equimolar base composition. Long stretches of a single base or homopolymers will have variable yields. Example for homopolymeric 50 mer: A(50) = ~20/A260 Unit; G(50) = ~28/A260 Unit; U(50) = ~35/A260 Unit and C(50) = ~39/A260 Unit