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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2003
Kenneth L. Beattie, Crossville, TN (US);
Mitchel J. Doktycz, Knoxville, TN (US);
Alfonso Mendez-tenorio, 08720 Mexico City, MX;
Rogelio Maldonado-rodriguez, 11420, Mexico City, MX;
Armando Guerra-trejo, 02080, Mexico City, MX;
Kenneth L. Beattie, Crossville, TN (US);
Mitchel J. Doktycz, Knoxville, TN (US);
Alfonso Mendez-Tenorio, 08720 Mexico City, MX;
Rogelio Maldonado-Rodriguez, 11420, Mexico City, MX;
Armando Guerra-Trejo, 02080, Mexico City, MX;
Other;
Abstract
Software for designing optimized sets of oligonucleotide probes for use in genosensors (oligonucleotide microarrays) is disclosed. The selection of probe sequences is based on multiple criteria including thermal stability of the probe-target pairs, similarity degree of the probes with respect to other DNA sequences, and evaluation of the secondary structure of target molecules. The programs were written in the programming language Borland Delphi by means of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) techniques. The Genosensor Probe Design computer program disclosed herein facilitates the design of optimized arrays of probes which accurately represents the characteristics of the nucleic acid molecule under study, such as its identity or its differences in sequence or abundance with respect to other molecules.