EP1180111A4 - Method and apparatus for compound library preparation using optical modulator - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for compound library preparation using optical modulator

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EP1180111A4
EP1180111A4 EP00904105A EP00904105A EP1180111A4 EP 1180111 A4 EP1180111 A4 EP 1180111A4 EP 00904105 A EP00904105 A EP 00904105A EP 00904105 A EP00904105 A EP 00904105A EP 1180111 A4 EP1180111 A4 EP 1180111A4
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Jeong-Sun Seo
Yoon-Sik Lee
Yong-Kweon Kim
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  • the present invention relates to a providing of a compound library, more particularly to a providing of a compound library preparation method using an optical modulator and a compound library preparation apparatus. Furthermore, the present invention provides a compound analyzing method
  • desired compounds are synthesized are bonded to the functional groups, and then light is irradiated only on the necessary area thereof so that the functional groups are exposed.
  • a compound library is synthesized.
  • the present invention provides a method and apparatus for effectively preparing varieties of compounds in a simple process without
  • the present invention seeks to decrease error occurrence that is
  • the present invention easily provides various compound libraries by
  • the present invention provides a method for the preparation of a
  • optical modulator is of a construction in which pluralities of
  • optical switches are aligned, and each optical switch is a device
  • micro-well or moves or rotates an opaque masking plate to
  • step b) can be substituted with a step
  • the method of the present invention can be applied to a variety of
  • the present invention provides compound library chips
  • the present invention provides an apparatus for the preparation of
  • micro-wells that are not to be bonded; and e) a controller comprising at least one optical switch address, irradiating light on a micro-well according to the time, order of compounds to be injected, and information on final compounds produced on each micro-well, and having programs controlling the operating order of the optical irradiator, the compound injecting device, and the washing device.
  • Typical configurations of an optical modulator include the following
  • the first example is an optical modulator having a separate medium
  • a substrate plate which supports the micro-mirror, aligned on a plane, placed separately from the micro-mirror, and comprising
  • each micro-mirror, a landing electrode, and the micro-mirror is a micro-mirror, a landing electrode, and the micro-mirror
  • optical modulator comprising:
  • Another example is an optical modulator irradiating light only at the
  • desired micro-wells comprising:
  • the present invention provides a compound analyzing
  • the present invention provides a compound analyzing
  • FIG. 1 apparatus (FIG. 1 ) comprising:
  • Exemplary compounds of the present invention include varieties of
  • wall as used in the present invention not only refers to the meaning usually used in the field of the present invention but also as a
  • FIG. 2 consists of pluralities of micro-mirrors (a) on a substrate plate (b) (FIG. 2),
  • micro-mirrors are individually adjusted with electrical signals.
  • Each micro-mirror can irradiate light only on a particular micro-well of the substrate plate, which comprises corresponding pluralities of micro-wells of the same magnitude, so that functional groups are activated only at the desired position. Furthermore, other libraries can be obtained depending on the quantity of light irradiated since even the same method can control the reflecting time of a micro-mirror.
  • the present invention is based on an idea that various types of biochips can be effectively manufactured if the micro-mirror is used instead of a photomask as in the previous compound
  • An optical modulator can two-dimensionally align a micro-mirror (a)
  • Each micro-mirror has rotation angles of at least
  • FIG. 4 a illustrates a micro-well
  • micro-mirror c illustrates the incident light
  • d illustrates the reflected light
  • optical modulator The embodiment examples of an optical modulator are as follows.
  • micro-mirror a is connected to pillar c by torsion spring b, wherein pillar c is fixed to substrate plate d as shown in FIG.
  • Micro-mirror a is tilted by applying voltage to one side of electrode e,
  • micro-mirror b is manufactured
  • micro-mirror b can be driven by cladding piezoelectric material or bimetal over cantilever a, as shown in FIG. 6.
  • a is a micro-mirror
  • b is an address electrode
  • c is a landing electrode
  • d is a hinge supporting post
  • e is an electrode supporting post.
  • f1 and f2 illustrate the states of tilt when a voltage is applied to an electrode.
  • Korean Patent Application No. 96-20611 can be referred to as the fourth embodiment example.
  • a prescribed patterned electrode (b) is formed
  • the electrode (b) has a strip shape
  • a post (f) is formed on the substrate
  • a micro-mirror is rotationally connected to the
  • a prescribed perforative slot (g) is formed on the top surface of a micro-mirror, and the post-integrated perforative slot is formed.
  • light can be irradiated through a
  • FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 is a state in which light of two windows is masked, and (b) is a state in which light of the right side windows is irradiated.
  • a protecting group of the present invention means a material that is
  • protecting groups include ⁇ -methyl-2-
  • Examples of an activator of the present invention preferably include
  • the controller program is an important component in the apparatus
  • This program should at least include: the types of compounds injected;
  • optical switch through a code which identifies each optical switch; the time of
  • additional apparatus includes a circuit that deciphers a controller code.
  • the prepared compound libraries are used to measure the activity of
  • the measuring example comprises the steps of i )
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a compound library preparation apparatus and a
  • FIG. 2 is an optical modulator in which pluralities of micro-mirrors
  • optical switch are configured by an optical switch
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a state in which light is reflected on a micro-well
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a state in which a micro-mirror does not reflect light
  • FIG. 5 to FIG. 10 are embodiment examples of an optical modulator
  • FIG. 1 1 (a) and FIG. 1 1 (b) are front and side scanning electron
  • FIG. 12 illustrates a direction in which a mirror array pixel bloc is
  • FIG. 13 is a microscope photograph in which a practically driven
  • FIG. 14 illustrates a procedure in which polynucleotide library is
  • FIG. 15 illustrates a procedure in which a polypeptide library is
  • the invention is capable of modification in
  • FIG. 12 illustrates a direction in which a mirror array pixel bloc is
  • FIG. 13 is a microscope photograph in which the practically
  • the floor of the micro-well was washed with the chloroform solution and dried.
  • reaction termination can be confirmed when the color is removed.
  • nucleotide used in the reaction can be easily combined with an amino group on a chip due to its carboxylic acid shape, and the 5' position has a
  • Ultraviolet rays of 360 nm were irradiated through a micro-mirror for 15 minutes, removing a protecting group at a desired position. After washing
  • nucleotide used in the reaction can be easily combined with the 5' position
  • nucleotide has a protecting group which is decomposed by light (Chemical Formula 4).
  • FIG. 14 represents a process in which
  • polynucleotide C-G-T-A and A-G-T-C are prepared through the above
  • a process for synthesizing a peptide library on a chip is similar to the foregoing.
  • a compound library chip employing a protecting group at a terminal end amine group was mounted on a system and washed with dried acetonitrile.
  • a protecting group was selectively removed and washed with a dried NMP solution. It was reacted for 60 minutes by injecting the already prepared 0.1 M amino acid/ NMP solution and 0.5 M BOP/ HOBt/NMP solution into a micro-well. After the coupling reaction, it was washed with the NMP solution for 10 minutes.
  • Each amino acid used in the coupling reaction has a protecting group of
  • FIG. 15 represents a process in which
  • polypeptide G-E-C-A and H-F-D-B are synthesized through the above
  • the present invention has the following merits because of the use of an optical modulator instead of conventionally used photomasks.
  • an optical switch can be individually operated.
  • an automation of the compound library preparation process can be more easily accomplished since the optical irradiation position and quantity of light can be simply controlled by an electrical signal of a controller. Furthermore, it is appropriate to compose only the program itself even though other configurations are required since the compound library
  • compound composition can be easily modified by controlling the quantity of

Abstract

The present invention relates to the provision of compound libraries, more particularly it provides a compound library preparation method using an optical modulator and a compound library preparation apparatus used in the same. Furthermore, the present invention provides a compound analyzing method using the preparation method and a compound analyzing apparatus used in the same.

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPOUND LIBRARY PREPARATION
USING OPTICAL MODULATOR
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is based on application Nos. 10-1999-4639 and 10-
2000-6275 filed in the Korean Industrial Property Office on February 10,
1999 and February 10, 2000 respectively, the contents of which are incorporated hereinto by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(a) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a providing of a compound library, more particularly to a providing of a compound library preparation method using an optical modulator and a compound library preparation apparatus. Furthermore, the present invention provides a compound analyzing method
using the above preparation method, and a compound analyzing apparatus.
(b) Description of the Related Art
Efforts to synthesize biochemically useful compounds by combining
biotechnology and semiconductor preparation technology, and to discover
the activities of the synthesized compounds are lately being spread
worldwide. After synthesizing a desired peptide or oligonucleotide
compound within a minute specific area over a small silicone chip using semiconductor processing technology, useful information can be easily
obtained if these synthesized compounds are biochemically collectively
searched. Advanced countries have already been applying these
technologies to the Human Genome Project, for example, and various types
of DNA (DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID) chips are being developed.
The basic construction of systems that are currently being applied is
as follows: appropriate functional groups are employed on a silicone substrate plate, protecting groups which can be decomposed by light before
desired compounds are synthesized are bonded to the functional groups, and then light is irradiated only on the necessary area thereof so that the functional groups are exposed. Through bonding specific compounds to specific areas after repeating the above procedures, a compound library is synthesized.
However, there are problems in that a large number of photomasks must be used in order to produce a compound library of inserted biochips,
since systems which have been developed thus far require photomasks
during every process of protecting group removal by light irradiation. The
complication exists that photomasks must be made for each type of biochip,
and undesired compounds can be produced if masks and chips are not
properly aligned.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for effectively preparing varieties of compounds in a simple process without
using photomasks, but by using an optical modulator including pluralities of
optical switches.
The present invention seeks to decrease error occurrence that is
prevalent during the preparation of libraries using photomasks, and to make
it easier to automate the compound library preparation process.
The present invention easily provides various compound libraries by
controlling the quantity of light, and it provides a method and an apparatus
for easily knowing the activities of analyzed compounds according to the
difference of light quantity.
The present invention provides a method for the preparation of a
compound library contained in pluralities of micro-wells, comprising the steps
of:
a) removing the protecting group by selectively irradiating light with
an optical modulator on the micro-well, seeking to bond the
second compound in the pluralities of micro-wells comprising the
first compound bonded with a functional group in which a
protecting group has been decomposed by light (wherein the
optical modulator is of a construction in which pluralities of
optical switches are aligned, and each optical switch is a device
that is independently rotated to reflect light on a corresponding
micro-well, or moves or rotates an opaque masking plate to
shield light so that light is selectively irradiated on a specific micro-well in the pluralities of micro-wells);
b) employing the second compound of which one terminal end is
bonded with a functional group onto the pluralities of micro-wells
and reacting at the specific micro-well; and
c) varying and repeating the steps a) to b) according to the third
compound to be additionally bonded of which one terminal end is
bonded with a functional group and the specific micro-well of the
final compound libraries in which light is irradiated by the optical
modulator (wherein the repetition cycle is varied depending on
the objective compound libraries).
In the above method, the step b) can be substituted with a step
whereby the reaction at a micro-well occurs by employing and bonding the
second compound on a substrate plate by adding a protecting group to the
non-reacted functional group.
The method of the present invention can be applied to a variety of
compounds such as nucleotides, peptides, saccharides, and phospholipids,
as examples.
Furthermore, the present invention provides compound library chips
prepared by the above method.
The present invention provides an apparatus for the preparation of
compound library chips including pluralities of micro-wells (FIG. 1 )
comprising:
a) an optical irradiator; b) an optical modulator comprising pluralities of optical switches
which are each independently operated to reflect light on the
corresponding micro-well, and an address circuit on these
optical switches;
c) a device which injects a series of compounds into the pluralities
of micro-wells in a specific order according to the controller
dictates; d) a washing device for injecting a compound into the pluralities of
micro-wells that are not to be bonded; and e) a controller comprising at least one optical switch address, irradiating light on a micro-well according to the time, order of compounds to be injected, and information on final compounds produced on each micro-well, and having programs controlling the operating order of the optical irradiator, the compound injecting device, and the washing device.
Typical configurations of an optical modulator include the following
constructions:
The first example is an optical modulator having a separate medium
structure, comprising:
a) a micro-mirror which can rotate to at least two states, where
light is reflected on each corresponding micro-well and where
light is not reflected on each corresponding micro-well;
b) a substrate plate which supports the micro-mirror, aligned on a plane, placed separately from the micro-mirror, and comprising
a circuit for controlling the rotation of an address electrode on
each micro-mirror, a landing electrode, and the micro-mirror;
and
c) a hinge which can rotate the micro-mirror by connecting the
micro-mirror with the substrate plate.
Another example is an optical modulator comprising:
a) a micro-mirror which is designed to make rotation possible; b) a substrate plate which is placed under the micro-mirror, which comprises an address circuit for each micro-mirror and a circuit controlling the micro-mirror rotation; c) pluralities of electrodes formed on the surface of the substrate plate; and d) at least one supporting post of which one end is formed on a
substrate plate between the electrodes, the other end being
integrated with the micro-mirror so that the micro-mirror is
placed at a prescribed position with respect to the electrodes.
Another example is an optical modulator irradiating light only at the
desired micro-wells, comprising:
a) a masking plate that is installed to make transfer or rotation
possible;
b) a substrate plate comprising an address circuit on the masking
plate and a circuit controlling the masking plate operation; c) a window which is installed so that light passes through it, under
the masking plate; and
d) pluralities of operating devices generating forces which can
move the masking plate.
Furthermore, the present invention provides a compound analyzing
method comprising the steps of:
a) irradiating light on the pluralities of micro-wells included in the compound libraries prepared by the aforementioned methods; b) injecting the target compound of which activities are to be measured into the compound libraries; and c) ascertaining a degree of reaction with the reacted micro-well.
Furthermore, the present invention provides a compound analyzing
apparatus (FIG. 1 ) comprising:
a) the aforementioned compound library preparation device;
b) a device confirming a degree of reaction with the reacted micro-
well address when a specific compound is reacted with a
compound library; and
c) a device sending an address of a micro-well at which the
reaction occurs, and a degree of the reaction, to a controller
having information on compound libraries.
Exemplary compounds of the present invention include varieties of
monomers and polymers.
The term "wall" as used in the present invention not only refers to the meaning usually used in the field of the present invention but also as a
general term of a divisional means in which a compound used in the present
invention is divided from other extant compounds.
The example where a micro-mirror is used as an optical switch
consists of pluralities of micro-mirrors (a) on a substrate plate (b) (FIG. 2),
wherein these micro-mirrors are individually adjusted with electrical signals.
Each micro-mirror can irradiate light only on a particular micro-well of the substrate plate, which comprises corresponding pluralities of micro-wells of the same magnitude, so that functional groups are activated only at the desired position. Furthermore, other libraries can be obtained depending on the quantity of light irradiated since even the same method can control the reflecting time of a micro-mirror. The present invention is based on an idea that various types of biochips can be effectively manufactured if the micro-mirror is used instead of a photomask as in the previous compound
library preparation method.
An optical modulator can two-dimensionally align a micro-mirror (a)
on a substrate plate (b). Each micro-mirror has rotation angles of at least
two states, when light is reflected on a micro-well (FIG. 3) and when light is
not reflected on a micro-well (FIG. 4). In FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, a illustrates a
micro-mirror, c illustrates the incident light, d illustrates the reflected light,
and e illustrates a micro-well.
The embodiment examples of an optical modulator are as follows.
In the first embodiment example, micro-mirror a is connected to pillar c by torsion spring b, wherein pillar c is fixed to substrate plate d as shown in FIG.
5. Micro-mirror a is tilted by applying voltage to one side of electrode e,
and therefore the direction of a reflected light is changed accordingly. At
least two types of individually operated micro-mirrors are tilted by electrical
signals, and the tilting time is controlled.
In the second embodiment example, micro-mirror b is manufactured
by cladding reflective metal over cantilever a, and micro-mirror b can be driven by cladding piezoelectric material or bimetal over cantilever a, as shown in FIG. 6. 'A multilevel operating mirror device' disclosed in the U.S. Patent No.
5,083,857, can be referred to as the third embodiment example. In FIG. 7, a is a micro-mirror, b is an address electrode, c is a landing electrode, d is a hinge supporting post, and e is an electrode supporting post. f1 and f2 illustrate the states of tilt when a voltage is applied to an electrode. Korean Patent Application No. 96-20611 can be referred to as the fourth embodiment example. A prescribed patterned electrode (b) is formed
on a top surface of a substrate plate (a) comprising an address scanning
circuit (which is not drawn) in FIG. 8. The electrode (b) has a strip shape,
and there is at least one pair of them. A post (f) is formed on the substrate
plate (a) between these electrodes (b). This post is rotationally connected
to and arranged perpendicularly with the substrate plate (a) so as not to be
influenced by the electrode. A micro-mirror is rotationally connected to the
top of this post. A prescribed perforative slot (g) is formed on the top surface of a micro-mirror, and the post-integrated perforative slot is formed.
In the fifth embodiment example, light can be irradiated through a
window installed under a masking plate by transferring only the desired
masking plate itself as shown in FIG. 9, or rotating only the desired masking
plate itself as shown in FIG. 10. An address circuit for the masking plate
and an operating device which moves a masking plate rotation controlling
circuit and the masking plate, are contained in the substrate plate, (a) of
FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 is a state in which light of two windows is masked, and (b) is a state in which light of the right side windows is irradiated. A library preparing method where light is irradiated using an optical modulator instead of a photo mask as disclosed . in U.S. Patent No. 5,753,788 is referred to in the present invention as a part of the present invention.
A protecting group of the present invention means a material that is
removed by an activator such as light after being in the state of bonding with
a functional group. Examples of protecting groups include α -methyl-2-
nitrophenyloxycarbonyl chloride, nitroveratryloxycarbonyl chloride (NVOC-
Cl), nitropiperonyl, pyrenylmethoxy-carbonyl, nitroveratryl, nitrobenzyl,
dimethyldimethoxybenzyl, 5-bromo-7-nitroindolinyl, ortho-hydroxy-α -methyl
cinnamoyl, and 2-oxymethyleneanthraquinone.
Examples of an activator of the present invention preferably include
light (such as ultraviolet rays), ion beams, electron beams, x-rays, electric fields, and electron fields.
The controller program is an important component in the apparatus
for preparing and analyzing a compound library of the present invention,
because the final library to be manufactured or analyzed is dependant on it.
This program should at least include: the types of compounds injected;
whether light is shielded or irradiated at an address which is given to each
optical switch through a code which identifies each optical switch; the time of
light irradiation; a code which enables operating orders for the optical
modulator, compound injector, washing device, and analyzing device; and
the final compound composition for each address. The program should
only be replaced when other libraries are manufactured or analyzed. An
additional apparatus includes a circuit that deciphers a controller code.
The prepared compound libraries are used to measure the activity of
a specific compound. The measuring example comprises the steps of i )
irradiating light on a compound library chip, ii ) reacting a fluorescent
marked target compound with a compound library, and iii) measuring
fluorescence generated from the reacted micro-well together with its intensity.
One example of a detecting device for carrying out this is disclosed in the
U.S. Patent No. 5,753,788.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A more complete appreciation of the invention, and many of the
attendant advantages thereof, will be readily apparent as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when
considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 illustrates a compound library preparation apparatus and a
compound analyzer comprising the same;
FIG. 2 is an optical modulator in which pluralities of micro-mirrors
are configured by an optical switch;
FIG. 3 illustrates a state in which light is reflected on a micro-well
through a micro-mirror;
FIG. 4 illustrates a state in which a micro-mirror does not reflect light
on a micro-well;
FIG. 5 to FIG. 10 are embodiment examples of an optical modulator;
FIG. 1 1 (a) and FIG. 1 1 (b) are front and side scanning electron
microscope photographs of a micro-mirror array according to one example of
the present invention;
FIG. 12 illustrates a direction in which a mirror array pixel bloc is
driven in order to test a micro-mirror;
FIG. 13 is a microscope photograph in which a practically driven
mirror appearance is confirmed using the brightness difference of light
reflected from each mirror according to a driving signal illustrated in FIG. 12;
FIG. 14 illustrates a procedure in which polynucleotide library is
prepared according to the present invention; and
FIG. 15 illustrates a procedure in which a polypeptide library is
prepared according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
In the following detailed description, only the preferred embodiments
of the invention have been shown and described, simply by way of
illustration of the best mode contemplated by the inventor(s) of carrying out
the invention. As will be realized, the invention is capable of modification in
various obvious respects, all without departing from the invention.
Accordingly, the description is to be regarded as illustrative in nature, and not restrictive.
<EXAMPLE 1 > Fabricating and driving a micro-mirror array
An micro-mirror array having a magnitude of 50 x 50 μm was
fabricated using an aluminum micro machining process. A distance
between a micro-mirror and a substrate plate was 4.5 μm, and the mirror was
rotationally fixed to the substrate plate using a supporting pillar and a hinge. Front and side scanning electron microscope photographs of these
fabricated micro-mirror arrays are illustrated in FIG. 11 (a) and FIG. 11 (b)
respectively.
While driving these manufactured micro-mirror arrays using a driving
circuit, the following method was used to determine whether a mirror was
normally driven or not. First, a mirror was fixed at the XY-stage of a
microscope, and the brightness difference of light reflected from the mirror
was measured with the light obliquely projected to the left of a mirror array using a fiber optic light guide. At this time, the mirror was either in a flat
state, a leftward tilted state or a rightward tilted state according to the driving
circuit signals, and the reflected light brightness was determined with respect
to each state.
FIG. 12 illustrates a direction in which a mirror array pixel bloc is
driven, and FIG. 13 is a microscope photograph in which the practically
driven mirror appearance is confirmed using the brightness difference of light reflected from each mirror according to a driving signal illustrated in FIG. 12. As illustrated in FIG. 13, it can be known that the block image progresses from bottom left to top right as time passes, and it can be confirmed that with the bias voltage applied the line mirror is driven properly, and the mirror is tilted toward the right and left respectively according to the address voltage.
<EXAMPLE 2> Polvnucleotide library preparation
a. Employment of functional groups and protecting groups After washing the floor of a micro-well made of glass with sulfuric
acid, 0.1 M y -aminopropyl-triethoxysilane (y -APS) was put into a
chloroform solution, and reacted at 50 °C for 12 hours. After the reaction,
the floor of the micro-well was washed with the chloroform solution and dried.
To the terminal end amine group a protecting group that can be selectively
decomposed by light was bonded. When a 360 nm level of light is irradiated on it this protecting group is decomposed, exposing the amine
group, where specific nucleotides or amino acids can be reacted at those
exposed areas using α -methyl-2-nitrophenyloxycarbonyl chloride of the
following Chemical Formula 1 , or nitroveratryloxycarbonyl chloride (NVOC-
Cl) of the following Chemical Formula 2, as examples, after they are
dissolved in acetonitrile and reacted for 30 minutes. The amine group is
dyed with a bromophenol blue reagent before the reaction, so reaction termination can be confirmed when the color is removed.
[Chemical Formula 1 ]
[Chemical Formula 2]
b. Removal of protecting groups A microchip employing an amine protecting group was mounted on a
system and washed with dried acetonitrile. Ultraviolet rays of 360 nm were
irradiated on a micro-well to be reacted through a micro-mirror for 15
minutes in order to selectively remove the protecting group. After washing
with dried acetonitrile, an oligonucleotide succinic acid monoester of which a
5' position was protected by a nitroveratryloxycarbonyl group was coupled
with a BOP/HOBt/acetonitrile solution for 3 hours. The 3' position of
nucleotide used in the reaction can be easily combined with an amino group on a chip due to its carboxylic acid shape, and the 5' position has a
protecting group which is decomposed by light (Chemical Formula 3). After the first nucleotide was coupled and washed with acetonitrile for 5 minutes, it was treated with an acetic anhydride/ 2,6-lutidine/ tetrahydrofuran (1 :1 :8) solution for 5 minutes, capping a unreacted amino group.
The following procedures are repeated for the second nucleotide.
Ultraviolet rays of 360 nm were irradiated through a micro-mirror for 15 minutes, removing a protecting group at a desired position. After washing
with dried acetonitrile, it was reacted for 15 minutes by injecting the already
prepared 0.1 M nucleotide phosphoramidite/ acetonitrile solution and 0.4 M
1 H-tetrazole/ acetonitrile solution into a micro-well. The 3' position of
nucleotide used in the reaction can be easily combined with the 5' position
hydroxy group of the nucleotide exposed on a chip due to its N,N-
diisopropylaminoethoxycyanophosphite shape, and the 5' position of
nucleotide has a protecting group which is decomposed by light (Chemical Formula 4).
[Chemical Formula 3]
[Chemical Formula 4]
After coupling the nucleotide and washing with acetonitrile for 5
minutes, it was treated with an acetic anhydride/ 2,6-lutidine/ tetrahydrofuran
(1 :1 :8) solution for 5 minutes, capping the unreacted hydroxy group. It was
washed with acetonitrile for 5 minutes when the reaction was terminated,
and then the oxidation was progressed with a 0.1 M iodine tetrahydrofuran
solution/ pyridine/ water (90:5:5) solution. By continuously repeating this procedure, an oligonucleotide library with desired positions and sequence
can be synthesized on a chip. FIG. 14 represents a process in which
polynucleotide C-G-T-A and A-G-T-C are prepared through the above
procedures, wherein I is a protecting group.
<EXAMPLE 3>
Synthesizing of polypeptide
A process for synthesizing a peptide library on a chip is similar to the foregoing.
A compound library chip employing a protecting group at a terminal end amine group was mounted on a system and washed with dried acetonitrile. By irradiating ultraviolet rays of 360 nm on a specific well to be reacted through a micro-mirror for 15 minutes, a protecting group was selectively removed and washed with a dried NMP solution. It was reacted for 60 minutes by injecting the already prepared 0.1 M amino acid/ NMP solution and 0.5 M BOP/ HOBt/NMP solution into a micro-well. After the coupling reaction, it was washed with the NMP solution for 10 minutes.
Each amino acid used in the coupling reaction has a protecting group of
which the amine group portion is decomposed by light. By continuously
repeating this procedure, an oligopeptide library with desired positions and
sequence was synthesized. FIG. 15 represents a process in which
polypeptide G-E-C-A and H-F-D-B are synthesized through the above
procedures, wherein I is a protecting group.
The present invention has the following merits because of the use of an optical modulator instead of conventionally used photomasks.
First, various compound libraries can be effectively prepared with a
simple process since the process in which tens of sheets of photomask
should be replaced during every preparation procedure of a protecting group
is omitted, and an optical switch can be individually operated.
Second, problems of alignment incompatibility of masks and chips
which can occur during the replacement procedure of photomasks are
solved by irradiating light only with an optical switch and a fixed optical modulator, so that errors occurring during the library preparation can be reduced.
Third, an automation of the compound library preparation process can be more easily accomplished since the optical irradiation position and quantity of light can be simply controlled by an electrical signal of a controller. Furthermore, it is appropriate to compose only the program itself even though other configurations are required since the compound library
configuration and compound analyzing method depend on programs used.
Fourth, more various compound libraries are provided and the
activity aspects of analyzed compounds according to the difference of light
quantity can be easily known in the present invention, since even the same
compound composition can be easily modified by controlling the quantity of
light.
While the present invention has been described in detail with
reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and substitutions can be made thereto
without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set
forth in the appended claims.
WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

Claims

1. A method for preparing compound libraries contained in pluralities
of micro-wells comprising the steps of:
a) removing a protecting group by selectively irradiating light with an
optical modulator on the micro-well to be combined with a second
compound among the pluralities of micro-wells containing the first
compound in which a functional group is combined with a
protecting group decomposable by light, wherein the optical modulator is of a construction where pluralities of optical switches are arranged, with each optical switch being a device which is independently rotated to reflect light on a corresponding micro-well, or transfers or rotates an opaque masking plate that shields light so that light can be selectively irradiated on a specific micro-well from among pluralities of micro-wells; b) introducing the second compound of which one terminal end is combined with a protecting group in pluralities of micro-wells and
reacts at a specific micro-well; and
c) repeating the step a) and step b) by introducing a third compound
to be additionally combined of which one terminal end is combined
with a protecting group and the specific micro-well on which light
has been irradiated by the optical modulator, wherein the
repetition cycle is changed according to the targeted compound
library configuration.
2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the compound comprises a nucleotide.
3. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the compound comprises
an amino acid.
4. A compound library chip prepared by a method described in any
one claim among claim 1 to claim 3.
5. A method for preparing compound libraries contained in pluralities
of micro-wells comprising the steps of:
a) removing the protecting group by selectively irradiating light with
an optical modulator on the micro-well to be combined with the
second compound among the pluralities of micro-wells
containing the first compound in which a functional group is
combined with a protecting group decomposable by light,
wherein the optical modulator is of a construction where
pluralities of optical switches are arranged, each optical switch
being a device which is independently rotated to reflect light on
the corresponding micro-well, or transfers or rotates the opaque
masking plate to shield light so that light can be selectively
irradiated on a specific micro-well among pluralities of micro-
wells;
b) introducing the second compound into pluralities of micro-wells
and reacting at a specific micro-well;
c) adding the above or a second protecting group to the functional
group not to be reacted or coupled; and d) repeating the step a) to step c) by changing the third compound
to be additionally combined in the specific micro-well on which
light has been irradiated by the optical modulator depending on
the targeted final compound library configuration, wherein the
repetition cycle is changed according to the targeted compound
library configuration.
6. A method in accordance with claim 5, wherein the compound comprises a nucleotide.
7. A method in accordance with claim 5, wherein the compound comprises an amino acid.
8. A compound library chip prepared by a method described in any one claim among claim 5 to claim 7.
9. A compound library chip preparation apparatus in which pluralities
of micro-wells are contained, and light is irradiated thereon by an optical
irradiator, the apparatus comprising:
a) an optical modulator comprising pluralities of optical switches
independently irradiating light on the corresponding micro-well
from among pluralities of micro-wells, and an address circuit for
these optical switches;
b) a device sequentially injecting a series of compounds into the
pluralities of micro-wells according to the controller order;
c) device washing compounds which are injected into the
pluralities of micro-wells not to be coupled; and d) a controller which at least contains information on an optical
switch address for irradiating light on the micro-well according to
a time and final compound to be formed at each micro-well, and
which has a program controlling the operating order of the
optical irradiator, the compound injecting device, and the
washing device.
10. A compound library chip preparation apparatus in accordance with claim 9, wherein the optical modulator has a separate middle structure comprising: a) a micro-mirror which can be rotated to at least two states; a substrate plate which supports the micro-mirrors and arranges them on a plane, is placed separately from the micro-mirrors, and comprises an address electrode and a landing electrode for the respective micro-mirrors; and a circuit for controlling the
rotation of the micro-mirrors; and b) a hinge which can not only connect the micro-mirrors with the substrate plate but can also rotate the micro-mirrors.
1 1 . A compound library chip preparation apparatus in accordance
with claim 9, wherein the optical modulator comprises:
a) a micro-mirror which is rotationally installed;
b) a substrate plate which is placed under the micro-mirror, and
comprises the address circuit for the respective micro-mirrors, and
a circuit controlling the micro-mirror rotation; c) pluralities of electrodes formed on the substrate plate top surface;
and
d) at least one support post which supports the micro-mirrors such
that they are placed at a designated position with respect to the
electrode with one end formed on the substrate plate between the
electrodes, and the other end integrated with the micro-mirror.
12. A compound library chip preparation apparatus in accordance with claim 9, wherein the optical modulator comprises: a) a masking plate which is movably or rotationally installed; b) a substrate plate comprising the address circuit for the masking plate and a circuit controlling the masking plate operation; c) a window which is installed so that light passes through under the masking plate; and d) pluralities of operating devices generating forces that move the
masking plate.
13. A compound analyzing method comprising the steps of: a) irradiating light on pluralities of micro-wells comprising
compound libraries prepared by a method described in claim 1 ;
b) injecting the targeted compound of which activities are to be
measured into the compound libraries; and
c) confirming a degree of reaction with the reacted micro-wells
among the pluralities of micro-wells.
14. A compound analyzing method comprising the steps of: a) irradiating light on pluralities of micro-wells comprising
compound libraries prepared by a method described in claim 5;
b) injecting the targeted compound of which activities are to be
measured into the compound libraries; and
c) confirming a degree of reaction with the reacted micro-wells
among the pluralities of micro-wells.
15. A compound analyzing apparatus comprising: a) a compound library chip preparation device described in claim 9, claim 10, claim 11 , or claim 12; b) a device which confirms the reacted micro-well address and its reaction degree when compound libraries are reacted with specific compounds; and c) a device which sends the reacted micro-well address and its reaction degree to a controller having information on the
compound libraries.
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