摘要:
The present invention provides novel modified nucleotide compounds having the general formula: X-n(J)-(d or r)NTP where N is adenosine, guanosine or cytidine; X is H, a fluorophore, a chromophore, a luminescent compound, a ligand or a hapten; n is an integer of 7 or more; and J is a Jeffamine (TM Texaco, Inc.) substituent. These compounds are substantially superior substrates for incorporating label into nucleic acids during enzyme-catalyzed synthesis. Use of a Jeffamine-linked labelled nucleotide derivative as a partial substitute for unlabelled substrate therefore leads to significantly greater incorporation, hence increased label density per unit length of nucleic acid, than the same label joined by a prior art linker. Jeffamine-modified ribo- or deoxyribo-nucleotides are also provided for synthesis of Jeffamine-modified nucleic acids. The invention further provides an improved method of synthesizing labelled nucleic acids. This method provides greater frequency and higher efficiency of label incorporation, thus requiring lower amounts of nucleotide derivative in the reaction mixture.
摘要:
This invention is directed to compositions comprising mixtures of reagents, including thermostable enzymes (e.g., thermostable DNA polymerases), buffers, cofactors and other components, suitable for immediate use in nucleic acid amplification or sequencing techniques without dilution or addition of further components. The compositions contain no stabilizing agents (e.g., glycerol or serum albumin) and unexpectedly maintain activity for extended periods of time upon storage at temperature above freezing. These compositions are useful, alone or in the form of kits, for nucleic acid amplification (e.g., by the Polymerase Chain Reaction, as exemplified in the Figure) and sequencing (e.g., by dideoxy or 'Sanger' sequencing), or for any procedure utilizing thermostable DNA polymerases in a variety of medical, forensic and agricultural applications. In particular, the compositions and methods are useful for amplifying and sequencing nucleic acid molecules that are larger than about 7 kilobases in size.
摘要:
The present invention is directed to compositions and methods useful for the amplification of nucleic acid molecules by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Specifically, the invention provides compositions and methods for the amplification of nucleic acid molecules in a simplified one- or two-step RT-PCR procedure using combinations of reverse transcriptase and thermostable DNA polymerase enzymes in conjunction with sulphur-containing molecules or acetate-containing molecules (or combinations of such sulphur-containing molecules and acetate-containing molecules), and optionally bovine serum albumin. The invention thus facilitates the rapid and efficient amplification of nucleic acid molecules and the detection and quantitation of RNA molecules. The invention also is useful in the rapid production and amplification of cDNAs which may be used for a variety of industrial, medical and forensic purposes.