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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2000
Christoph Erbacher, Haan, DE;
Helge Bastian, Mettmann, DE;
Ralf Wyrich, Dormagen, DE;
Uwe Oelmüller, Erkrath, DE;
Thomas Manz, Düsseldorf, DE;
Christoph Erbacher, Haan, DE;
Helge Bastian, Mettmann, DE;
Ralf Wyrich, Dormagen, DE;
Uwe Oelmüller, Erkrath, DE;
Thomas Manz, Düsseldorf, DE;
Qiagen, GmbH, Hilden, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of stabilizing and/or isolating nucleic acids, wherein a biological sample containing nucleic acids is contacted with a cationic compound. The invention also relates to said cationic compound per se and to the use of said cationic compound in stabilizing and/or isolating nucleic acids. Furthermore, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions, diagnostic compositions, and to compositions used in research, which include cationic compounds or a complex being formed upon contact of said cationic compound with a nucleic acid.