Nucleic acid analogs with a chelating functionality
US6346378B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q1/6813
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A nucleic acid analog comprising a polymeric strand which includes a sequence of ligands bound to a backbone made up of linked backbone moieties, which analog is capable of hybridization to a nucleic acid of complementary sequence, further comprising a chelating moiety capable of binding at least one metal ion by chelation.
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