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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2007
Applicants:
Kenneth N. Raymond, Berkeley, CA (US);
Jide Xu, Berkeley, CA (US);
Evan G. Moore, Berkeley, CA (US);
Eric J. Werner, Berkeley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth N. Raymond, Berkeley, CA (US);
Jide Xu, Berkeley, CA (US);
Evan G. Moore, Berkeley, CA (US);
Eric J. Werner, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/566 (2006.01); G01N 21/76 (2006.01); C07F 5/00 (2006.01); C07D 213/89 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides luminescent complexes between a lanthanide ion and an organic ligand which contains 1,2-hydroxypyridinone units. The complexes of the invention are stable in aqueous solutions and are useful as molecular probes, for example in medical diagnostics and bioanalytical assay systems. The invention also provides methods of using the complexes of the invention.