(+)-Biotin-PEG12-OH
(+)-Biotin-PEG12-OH is a chiral, biotin-functionalized polyethylene glycol linker featuring a terminal hydroxyl group and an extended PEG chain length that provides conformational flexibility and aqueous solubility. The biotin moiety enables high-affinity binding to streptavidin or avidin, allowing researchers to position or immobilize PROTAC components, conjugates, or assay reagents through a robust noncovalent interaction. In targeted protein degradation workflows, such biotin–PEG linkers are commonly used to tether bulky ligands to carrier scaffolds, to facilitate controlled assembly of multicomponent systems, or to support pull-down and localization experiments that validate ternary-complex formation and degradation engagement. The PEG spacer helps minimize steric interference between binding partners, improving accessibility of functional groups during conjugation and downstream biochemical assays. This makes (+)-Biotin-PEG12-OH a practical tool for designing and characterizing PROTAC-linked constructs and for strengthening experimental readouts in targeted degradation research.
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(+)-Biotin-PEG12-OH is a biotin-functionalized polyethylene glycol linker designed for constructing PROTACs and related targeted degradation tools. Its PEG-based spacer provides conformational flexibility and improved solubility, while the biotin handle enables robust conjugation to biotin-binding systems used in experimental workflows. The combination supports efficient assembly of bifunctional degraders and can help maintain productive geometry between targeting and recruitment modules. Detailed structural and reactivity considerations follow below.
Structure: The linker comprises a terminal hydroxyl group connected through a long, repeating ethylene glycol (PEG) chain, terminating in a biotin-derived moiety. It contains ether linkages within the PEG backbone and amide/heterocyclic features characteristic of biotin, yielding a hydrophilic, flexible scaffold.
Reactivity: The terminal hydroxyl enables standard PROTAC linker installation strategies such as conversion to activated derivatives (for example, carbonate, ester, or other leaving-group forms) prior to coupling with amine- or carboxyl-bearing ligands. Conjugation is typically performed under mild base conditions in polar organic solvents, maintaining PEG stability. Mechanistically, coupling proceeds via nucleophilic substitution or acyl-transfer pathways depending on the activated intermediate; catalysts are selected to match the chosen activation chemistry.
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It is commonly abbreviated as: C1V1 = C2V2
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