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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2012
Eiken Kagaku Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Norimitsu Hosaka, Tochigi, JP;
Satoshi Higashide, Tochigi, JP;
Eiken Kagaku Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a novel method for detecting a target nucleic acid; and a kit for use in the method. In the detection method according to the present invention, a fluorophore-labeled primer/probe and a quencher-labeled probe, which have complementarity to each other, are so designed as to have different melting temperatures (Tm) from each other so that the fluorophore-labeled primer can anneal preferentially to the target nucleic acid. The detection method is so designed that the fluorophore-labeled primer/probe that is not bound to the target nucleic acid is bound to the quenching probe so as to emit no fluorescence. The method enables the detection of the target nucleic acid in a simpler manner, at lower cost, and without requiring the use of any technique or device.