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Cyanine dye compounds

US7842811B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 12, 2010
Grant dateNov 30, 2010
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T436/143333
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Cyanine dye compounds having a negatively charged substituent that are nucleic acid stains, particularly for fluorescent staining of DNA, including compounds having the formulawherein W forms one or two fused 5- or 6-membered aromatic rings, α has a value of 0 or 1, n has a value of 0, or 1, X is O, S, or Se, and D is a pyridinium, or quinolinium moiety, provided that the compound has at least one negatively charged substituent.

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