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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2001
Filed:
May. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Bloch, San Mateo, CA (US);
William E. Werner, San Carlos, CA (US);
Michael Egholm, Wayland, MA (US);
Rene L. Myers, Framingham, MA (US);
Assignee:
PE Corporation (NY), Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 2/100 ;
Abstract
The invention provides compositions and methods suitable for dissolving nucleic acid analogs with uncharged, neutral backbones at high concentrations at approximately neutral pH. By using the compositions of the invention, which include a polar, aprotic solvent, concentrations of nucleic acid analogs such as PNA can be achieved in the range of approximately 1 &mgr;M to 10 mM.