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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2002
Ming-sun Liu, Brea, CA (US);
Fu-tai-a Chen, Brea, CA (US);
Ming-Sun Liu, Brea, CA (US);
Fu-Tai-A Chen, Brea, CA (US);
Beckman Coulter, Inc., Fullerton, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides novel electrophoretic methods for high-resolution separation and high-sensitivity detection of nucleic acids. The methods involve the use of a high-resolution buffer and a counter-migrating high-affinity intercalating dye in an electrophoresis system to achieve superior separation and detection of nucleic acids. A kit for separation and detection of nucleic acids in a sample by electrophoresis is also provided. The kit comprises a gel buffer containing a high-resolution intercalating dye with a resolution of at least 2.0 between the 271-bp and 282-bp φX 171 HAIII nucleic acid fragments nucleic acid fragments; and a high-affinity intercalating dye having a positive charge and DNA affinity constant of at least 10M.