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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2003
Applicants:
Kathy Terlesky, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Chris Earle, Ruckersville, VA (US);
Inventors:
Kathy Terlesky, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Chris Earle, Ruckersville, VA (US);
Assignee:
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc., Fairfax, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/00 (2006.01); C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a nucleic acid binding polymer which has affinity for nucleic acid molecules such as DNA, RNA, or hybrids thereof. The polymer is comprised of a nucleic acid binding backbone linked to a nucleic acid binding agent, preferably by a linking moiety. The polymer can be used to isolate and purify nucleic acid molecules from a variety of sample types including but not limited to clinical and environmental.