Fluorescent nucleic acid stains
US4544546A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 5, 1983 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2003 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/143333
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This disclosure relates to a class of compounds which are utilized as biological stains in fluorescent microscopy. In particular, the disclosure relates to a method for detecting and identifying various structures in a biological sample which comprises treating said biological sample with a compound of the present disclosure to form a complex which emits fluorescence when irradiated with incident light. This class of compounds has been shown to be useful in detecting a variety of structures such as, for example, viruses, bacteria, yeasts, fungi, reticulocytes and cells in biological samples.
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