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Preparation of 13C/15N-labeled oligomers using the polymerase chain reaction

US6258567A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 29, 1999
Grant dateJul 10, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 29, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12Q1/6844
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Preparation of .sup.13 C/.sup.15 N-labeled DNA oligomers using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). A PCR based method for uniform (.sup.13 C/.sup.15 N)-labeling of DNA duplexes is described. Multiple copies of a blunt-ended duplex are cloned into a plasmid, each copy containing the sequence of interest and restriction Hinc II sequences at both the 5' and 3' ends. PCR using bi-directional primers and uniformly .sup.13 C/.sup.15 N-labeled dNTP precursors generates labeled DNA duplexes containing multiple copies of the sequence of interest. Twenty-four cycles of PCR, followed by restriction and purification, gave the uniformly .sup.13 C/.sup.15 N-labeled duplex sequence with a 30% yield. Such labeled duplexes find significant applications in multinuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

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