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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2002
Grigoriy S. Tchaga, Newark, CA (US);
Clontech Laboratories, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Water-soluble metal ion affinity compounds and methods for using the same are provided. The subject compounds include an aspartate based metal chelating ligand bonded to a water-soluble polymeric substrate, where the ligand is complexed with a metal ion. In certain embodiments, the subject compounds further include a member of a signal producing system, e.g., a directly or an indirectly detectable label moiety. Also provided are water-insoluble supports having the subject compounds present on, e.g., immobilized on, at least one surface thereof. The subject compounds find use in a variety of different applications, including analyte detection and analyte purification applications.