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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2005
Applicants:
Andrea Cuppoletti, Livermore, CA (US);
Handong LI, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Andrea Cuppoletti, Livermore, CA (US);
Handong Li, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Affymetrix, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is provided for label free analysis of nucleic acid materials. In accordance with the present invention, a fluorescent material is provided having a certain fluorescence emission without nucleic acids attached thereto. The fluorescent material of the present invention, has a greater emission upon the binding of a single stranded nucleic acid and an even greater emission upon the binding of a double stranded nucleic acid allowing detection of double stranded binding without using a label attached to the DNA.