Method for sequencing DNA and RNA by synthesis
US7544794B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07H19/20
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention relates to the field of nucleic acid chemistry, more specifically to the field of compositions and processes that are nucleic acid analogs. More specifically, this invention relates to compositions that allow the sequencing of oligonucleotides by synthesis, and processes for sequencing by synthesis that exploit these compositions. Most specifically, the instant invention discloses compositions of matter that are 5′-triphosphates of ribo- and 2′-deoxyribonucleosides wherein the 3′-OH group is replaced by a 3′-ONHR group in the alpha configuration, wherein R is either a H or CH3 group. Also disclosed are these triphosphates where the nucleobase carries, via a linker, a reporter groups, such as a fluorescent species that can be used in single- or multi-copy DNA sequencing, or a tag that can be visualized by ultramicroscopy. Also disclosed are processes that use these compositions to do sequencing by synthesis.
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