DNA microarray preparation by light-controlled in situ synthesis.

This unit describes the in situ synthesis of DNA microarrays using a light-controlled process. In a highly parallel fashion, multiple oligonucleotide probes are created from scratch on a glass support using phosphoramidite building blocks carrying a photolabile protecting group. Spatial resolution is achieved by carefully controlling the illumination of defined spots on the glass substrate, on which the oligonucleotide probes are synthesized using straightforward phosphoramidite chemistry.