SELECTING CODES TO BE USED FOR ENCODING COMBINATORIAL LIBRARIES

摘要

Codes to be used for encoding combinatorial libraries are selectively chosen based on one or more predefined function or criterion. In particular, a subset of N possible codes is selected based on some criterion. In one example, the codes are binary codes, and each code represents the tags used during a particular stage of synthesis of members of a combinatorial library. The tags define the reaction condition used during that particular stage of synthesis. In one embodiment, the predefined criterion ensures that each code includes more than one tag. This helps eliminate ambiguity during a decoding process in which the tags are identified to determine the reaction history during synthesis.