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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2009
Applicants:
Kenzo Fujimoto, Nomi, JP;
Masayuki Ogino, Nomi, JP;
Yuta Taya, Nomi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Nomi-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C07H 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for detecting methylcytosine in DNA rapidly, conveniently, and with high sensitivity. The present invention relates to a method for detecting methylcytosine by using a methylcytosine photocoupling agent (a photoresponsive probe) consisting of nucleic acids having a group represented by the Formula (I), (II), (III) or (IV) as a base moiety.