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Transfer and detection of nucleic acids

US4302204A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 2, 1979
Grant dateNov 24, 1981
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Expiry dateJul 2, 1999

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S435/805
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Improvements in the transfer and detection of separated nucleic acids, both RNA and DNA, are provided. For analysis of large DNA, the molecular weight segregated fractions of DNA are depurinated and fragmented to provide fractions having less than about 2 kb as single strands. With both RNA and DNA, the nucleic acid fractions are transferred after resolution to a chemically treated substrate and covalently affixed to the substrate. The resulting nucleotides affixed to the substrate are hybridized with labeled nucleotide probes and a volume exclusion agent, particularly a water soluble ionic polymer.

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