UV Cleavable Biotin-PEG2-Azide is a photoactivatable, biotin-functionalized polyethylene glycol linker incorporating an azide handle for bioorthogonal conjugation and an ultraviolet-cleavable moiety to enable controlled release. Structurally, it is a short PEG chain (PEG2) that spaces the biotin tag from the reactive termini, improving accessibility for labeling and subsequent capture by streptavidin-based workflows. In PROTAC and targeted protein degradation research, such linkers are useful for constructing degraders or conjugates where a biotin tag is required for affinity enrichment, while the azide enables modular attachment to azide-reactive partners (e.g., via click chemistry) without disrupting other functional groups. Upon UV exposure, the cleavable element can sever the linkage, facilitating temporal control over biotin tethering and supporting downstream analysis of ternary complex formation, target engagement, or degradation kinetics. This combination of conjugation flexibility, affinity handle utility, and light-controlled cleavage makes it valuable for mechanistic studies and assay development.
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| ConcentrationVolumeMass | 1 mg | 5 mg | 10 mg |
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| 1 mM | 1.2789 mL | 6.3945 mL | 12.7890 mL |
| 5 mM | 0.2558 mL | 1.2789 mL | 2.5578 mL |
| 10 mM | 0.1279 mL | 0.6395 mL | 1.2789 mL |
This UV Cleavable Biotin-PEG2-Azide is a PEG-based, azide-functional linker designed for modular PROTAC assembly and for photo-triggered control of biotin-tagged fragments. Its polyethylene glycol spacer supports solubility and conformational flexibility, while the azide handle enables efficient conjugation to complementary partners. The UV-labile feature supports light-dependent release or switching in targeted protein degradation workflows, and the following points describe its structure and practical reactivity considerations in detail.
Structure: The linker comprises a PEG spacer bearing an azide functional group and a UV-cleavable biotin-containing motif. It contains ether linkages within the PEG chain, amide/heteroatom-rich biotin connectivity, and an azide moiety suitable for bioorthogonal coupling. Overall polarity supports aqueous compatibility.
Reactivity: The azide group is typically engaged via copper-catalyzed or strain-promoted azide–alkyne cycloaddition, enabling attachment to alkyne-bearing PROTAC components under mild conditions. For UV-cleavable behavior, photoirradiation is used to trigger bond scission of the labile region, producing predictable fragmentation without altering the azide chemistry. Appropriate solvents such as aqueous buffers with compatible cosolvents are commonly used, with catalyst selection and light exposure parameters optimized to preserve target-binding functionality.
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