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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2010
Applicant:
Christian Birkner, Uffing, DE;
Inventor:
Christian Birkner, Uffing, DE;
Assignee:
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 19/34 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C07H 21/00 (2006.01); C07H 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for analyzing nucleic acids in a sample comprising the following steps: (i) adding a DNA binding dye containing a benzothiazolium or benzoxazolium group to the sample to be analyzed, (ii) carrying out a polymerase chain reaction, (iii) applying the sample to a gel matrix, (iv) separating the nucleic acid molecules according to their size by applying a voltage and (v) excitation with light of a suitable wavelength for the optical visualization of the nucleic acid/DNA binding dye complexes.