Abstract: Concentration of oligonucleotides in salt solutions is accomplished by loading a solution of the oligonucleotide dissolved in aqueous sodium chloride or other salt solution onto a reverse-phase poly(styrene-divinylbene) liquid chromatography (LC) column. The column bearing oligonucleotide is then washed with water to low conductivity and eluted with an organic eluent such as ethanol, thus effecting a combination desalting concentration procedure in one step, thus this procedure has utility in the desalting and concentration of oligonucleotides that have been purified and/or treated by anion exchange chromatography. In situ cationic exchange of the associated cation of the oligonucleotide can also be incorporated into the procedure of the new invention.

Abstract: The present invention provides protonated compounds having antimicrobial activity. The invention also provides antimicrobial compositions comprising protonated compounds of the invention. The protonated compounds of the invention provide efficacious antimicrobial activity against resistant strains of bacteria and opportunistic fungi.

Abstract: The present invention provides devices and compositions for the management of infection of topical lesions, each of the devices and compositions containing protonated/acidified nucleic acids either on its surface, or integrated into the device. These modified nucleic acids are effective as bactericidal and/or bacteriostatic agents without regard to the class of bacteria, so are especially useful when diagnosis is difficult or when multiple infectious organisms are present. The antibiotic activity of nucleic acids of the invention is not dependent on either the specific sequence of the nucleic acid or the length of the nucleic acid molecule. The nucleic acids used in the invention are protonated/acidified to give a pH when dissolved in water of less than pH 7 to about 1, more preferably less than pH 4.5 to about 1, and even more preferably less than pH 2 to about 1.