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In chemistry, an oligomer (\ə-ˈli-gə-mər\, ολιγος, or oligos, is Greek for "a few") is a molecular complex that consists of a few monomer units, in contrast to a polymer that, at least in principle, consists of a nearly unlimited number of monomers.^[1] Dimers, trimers, and tetramers are, for instance, oligomers respectively composed of two, three and four monomers.

In the context of biochemistry, an oligomer is usually referred to a macromolecular complex formed by non-covalent bonding of few macromolecules like proteins or nucleic acids. In this sense, a homo-oligomer would be formed by few identical molecules and by contrast, a hetero-oligomer would be made of three different macromolecules. Collagen is an example of homo-oligomeric protein that is composed of three identical protein chains.

IUPAC definition

Oligomer molecule: A molecule of intermediate relative molecular mass, the
structure of which essentially comprises a small plurality of units derived, actually
or conceptually, from molecules of lower relative molecular mass.

Notes

1. A molecule is regarded as having an intermediate relative molecular mass if it
has properties which do vary significantly with the removal of one or a few of the units.

2. If a part or the whole of the molecule has an intermediate relative molecular mass
and essentially comprises a small plurality of units derived, actually or conceptually,
from molecules of lower relative molecular mass, it may be described as oligomeric,
or by oligomer used adjectivally.^[2]

Oligomerization: The process of converting a monomer or a mixture of monomers
into an oligomer.

Note: An oligomerization by chain reaction carried out in the presence of a large amount
of chain-transfer agent, so that the end-groups are essentially fragments of the chain-
transfer agent, is termed telomerization.^[3]

Many oils are oligomeric, such as liquid paraffin. Plasticizers are oligomeric esters widely used to soften thermoplastics such as PVC. They may be made from monomers by linking them together, or by separation from the higher fractions of crude oil. Polybutene is an oligomeric oil used to make putty. Greek prefixes are often used to designate the number of monomer units in the oligomer, for example a tetramer being composed of four units and a hexamer of six.

In biochemistry, the term oligonucleotide - or, informally, "oligo" - is used for short, single-stranded nucleic acid fragments, such as DNA or RNA, or similar fragments of analogs of nucleic acids such as peptide nucleic acid or Morpholinos. Such oligos are used in hybridization experiments (bound to glass slides or nylon membranes), as probes for in situ hybridization or in antisense experiments such as gene knockdowns.^{[citation needed]} It can also refer to a protein complex made of two or more subunits. In this case, a complex made of several different protein subunits is called a hetero-oligomer or heteromer. When only one type of protein subunit is used in the complex, it is called a homo-oligomer or homomer.

Oligomerization is a chemical process that converts monomers to macromolecular complexes through a finite degree of polymerization. The actual figure for degree of polymerization is a matter of debate, often a value between 10 and 100.^{[citation needed]}

When an oligomer forms as a result of chain transfer the oligomer is called a telomer and the process telomerization.^[4] A telomere is a region of highly repetitive DNA at the end of a linear chromosome.

References

^ IUPAC Goldbook: Oligomer molecule
^ "Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)". Pure and Applied Chemistry 68 (12): 2287–2311. 1996. doi:10.1351/pac199668122287.
^ "Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)". Pure and Applied Chemistry 68 (12): 2287–2311. 1996. doi:10.1351/pac199668122287.
^ IUPAC Gold Book http://goldbook.iupac.org/goldbook/T06260.html

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