OligoCalc Chemical Modifications

When available, mousing over the modification name will give the chemical name

When available, clicking on the modification name will display the structure

Absorptivity is given at 260nm in Moles-1 cm-1

Chemical `ModificationMW5'3'Absorption max (nm)Emission max (nm)Absorptivity
Amino dT (C2)402X8700
Amino dT (C6)458.41X8700
5'-BHQ-1 (Black Hole Quencher)538.49X5348000
3'-BHQ-1 (Black Hole Quencher)554.49X5348000
BHQ-2 (Black Hole Quencher)540.47X5798000
5'-Biotin405.45Xno absorbance
3'-Biotin435.48Xno absorbance
Biotin TEG (Triethyleneglycol)570Xno absorbance
Bromo-dC368X
Bromo-dU369X
C12-Aminolink263.32X
C6-Aminolink179.16X
C7-Aminolink209.18X
Carboxy-dT360.22X29714700
Cholesterol-TEG755.97X
Cholesterol-TEG-Link855X
Cyanine (CY) 3.5 607.7X59160424000
Cyanine (CY) 5.5633.74X68870721500
Cyanine (CY) 3507.59X5475634930
Cyanine (CY) 3587X5465635000
Cyanine (CY) 3 NHS Ester766X
Cyanine (CY) 5533.63X64666210000
Cyanine (CY) 5613X64666210000
Cyanine (CY) 5 Ester820X
Dabsyl498.49X453none32000 (Lamda max)
2',3'-ddA297.21X
2',3'-ddC273.18X
2',3'-ddT288.19X
Digoxigenin724X
Dig with C7 Spacer754X
dSpacer180.1X
dUridine290.17X
3'-Fluorescein (6-FAM)569.46X49552120960
5'-Fluorescein (6-FAM)537.46X49552120960
5'-Fluorescein598.56X49552013700
3'-Fluorescein598.56X49452213700
3'-(6-Fluorescein) 566.48X49452213700
5'-Hexachloro-Fluorescein (HEX)744.13X53755631580
3'-Hexachloro-Fluorescein (HEX)1216X
Inosine314.19X7200
5-iodo-2'-dCytidine415.08X3300
5-iodo-2'-dUridine416.07X
IRDye 700 chromophore753X
IRDye 800 chromophore861X
JOE chromophore667X52054875000 (L. max)
JOE chromophore697X
LightCycler Red 610825X
LightCycler Red 640904X
LightCycler Red 640934X
LightCycler Red 670534X
LightCycler Red 705634X
MethylCytosine303.21X
Oregon Green 488574X49652476000 (L. max)
32-P labeled80.0X
33-P labeled81.0-X
Phosphorylated79.0X
Psoralen C6-Linker420.4X
Psoralen TEG-Linker453X
Rhodamine Fluorophore727X57259692500 (L. max)
Rhodamine Fluorophore757X
Rhodamine-Green536X50552768000 (L. max)
6-Carboxy-X-rhodamine (ROX)698X57560282000 (L. max)
6-Carboxy-X-rhodamine (ROX)1104X
ROX Ester715X
Spacer-18344.3X
Spacer-C12264.3X
Spacer-C3138.06X
Spacer-C6180X
Tetramethyl-rhodamine (TAMRA)576X56058331980
Tetramethyl-rhodamine (TAMRA)623.6X55658032300
5'-Tetrachloro-Fluorescein (TET)675.24X51953916255
3'-Tetrachloro-Fluorescein (TET)1147X
Texas Red Fluorophore882X59561580000 (L. max)
Thiol-Modifier C6 S-S196.2X
Thiol-Modifier C3 S-S154.12X

Please note that many of the chemical structures are for the phosphoramidite form of the compound before it is incorporated into the oligonucleotide, not the modification alone or after incorporation.

Most of the structures were courtesy of Glen Research at http://www.glenres.com/.