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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Stephen Yue, Eugene, OR (US);
Gene Shen, Santa Clara, CA (US);
David Sun, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Pacific Biosciences, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09B 23/02 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a novel class of cyanine dyes that are functionalized with sulfonic acid groups and a linker moiety that facilitates their conjugation to other species and substituent groups which increase the water-solubility, and optimize the optical properties of the dyes. Also provided are conjugates of the dyes, methods of using the dyes and their conjugates and kits including the dyes and their conjugates.