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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ole Buchardt, 3500 Værløse, DK;
Michael Egholm, 2000 Frederiksberg, DK;
Peter Eigil Nielsen, 2980 Kokkedal, DK;
Rolf Henrik Berg, 2000 Fredericksberg, DK;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C12P 2/106 ; A61K 3/800 ; C07K 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C12P 2/106 ; A61K 3/800 ; C07K 1/00 ;
Abstract
A novel class of compounds, known as peptide nucleic acids, bind complementary ssDNA and RNA strands more strongly than a corresponding DNA. The peptide nucleic acids generally comprise ligands such as naturally occurring DNA bases attached to a peptide backbone through a suitable linker.