Method for determining a concentration of target nucleic acid molecules, nucleic acid probes for the method, and method for analyzing data obtained by the method
US6699661B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q1/6858
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method is provided for determining a concentration of a target nucleic acid by using a nucleic acid probe labeled with a fluorescent dye. The method comprises:providing, as the probe, a nucleic acid probe capable of reducing fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye when hybridized with the target nucleic acid;hybridizing the probe to the target nucleic acid; and measuring a decrease in fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye after the hybridization relative to fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye before the hybridization.
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