WO1998020162A3 - Electrodes linked via conductive oligomers to nucleic acids - Google Patents

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WO1998020162A3
WO1998020162A3 PCT/US1997/020014 US9720014W WO9820162A3 WO 1998020162 A3 WO1998020162 A3 WO 1998020162A3 US 9720014 W US9720014 W US 9720014W WO 9820162 A3 WO9820162 A3 WO 9820162A3
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nucleic acids
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conductive oligomers
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Jon F Kayyem
Stephen D O'connor
Michael Gozin
Changjun Yu
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Clinical Micro Sensors Inc
Jon F Kayyem
Connor Stephen D O
Michael Gozin
Changjun Yu
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Priority claimed from US08/873,597 external-priority patent/US7381525B1/en
Priority claimed from US08/873,978 external-priority patent/US7014992B1/en
Application filed by Clinical Micro Sensors Inc, Jon F Kayyem, Connor Stephen D O, Michael Gozin, Changjun Yu filed Critical Clinical Micro Sensors Inc
Priority to CA002270633A priority Critical patent/CA2270633A1/en
Priority to AU51967/98A priority patent/AU739375B2/en
Priority to EP97946876A priority patent/EP0939762A2/en
Priority to JP52166898A priority patent/JP4072206B2/en
Publication of WO1998020162A2 publication Critical patent/WO1998020162A2/en
Publication of WO1998020162A3 publication Critical patent/WO1998020162A3/en
Priority to US09/452,277 priority patent/US7160678B1/en
Priority to US11/208,384 priority patent/US7393645B2/en

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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07H—SUGARS; DERIVATIVES THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; NUCLEIC ACIDS
    • C07H21/00—Compounds containing two or more mononucleotide units having separate phosphate or polyphosphate groups linked by saccharide radicals of nucleoside groups, e.g. nucleic acids
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12Q—MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES
    • C12Q1/00—Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms; Compositions therefor; Processes of preparing such compositions
    • C12Q1/68—Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms; Compositions therefor; Processes of preparing such compositions involving nucleic acids
    • C12Q1/6813—Hybridisation assays
    • C12Q1/6816—Hybridisation assays characterised by the detection means
    • C12Q1/6825—Nucleic acid detection involving sensors

Abstract

The invention relates to nucleic acids covalently coupled to electrodes via conductive oligomers. More particularly, the invention is directed to the site-selective modification of nucleic acids with electron transfer moieties and electrodes to produce a new class of biomaterials, and to methods of making and using them.
PCT/US1997/020014 1996-11-05 1997-11-05 Electrodes linked via conductive oligomers to nucleic acids WO1998020162A2 (en)

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CA002270633A CA2270633A1 (en) 1996-11-05 1997-11-05 Electrodes linked via conductive oligomers to nucleic acids
AU51967/98A AU739375B2 (en) 1996-11-05 1997-11-05 Electrodes linked via conductive oligomers to nucleic acids
EP97946876A EP0939762A2 (en) 1996-11-05 1997-11-05 Electrodes linked via conductive oligomers to nucleic acids
JP52166898A JP4072206B2 (en) 1996-11-05 1997-11-05 Electrode linked to nucleic acid via conductive oligomer
US09/452,277 US7160678B1 (en) 1996-11-05 1999-11-30 Compositions for the electronic detection of analytes utilizing monolayers
US11/208,384 US7393645B2 (en) 1996-11-05 2005-08-19 Compositions for the electronic detection of analytes utilizing monolayers

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US08/743,798 1996-11-05
US08/743,798 US6096273A (en) 1996-11-05 1996-11-05 Electrodes linked via conductive oligomers to nucleic acids
US4015597P 1997-03-07 1997-03-07
US60/040,155 1997-03-07
US08/873,978 1997-06-12
US08/873,597 US7381525B1 (en) 1997-03-07 1997-06-12 AC/DC voltage apparatus for detection of nucleic acids
US08/873,978 US7014992B1 (en) 1996-11-05 1997-06-12 Conductive oligomers attached to electrodes and nucleoside analogs
US08/873,597 1997-06-12
US08/899,510 US6221583B1 (en) 1996-11-05 1997-07-24 Methods of detecting nucleic acids using electrodes
US08/899,510 1997-07-24
US08/911,589 1997-08-14
US08/911,085 1997-08-14
US08/911,589 US6232062B1 (en) 1997-03-07 1997-08-14 AC methods for the detection of nucleic acids
US08/911,085 US6090933A (en) 1996-11-05 1997-08-14 Methods of attaching conductive oligomers to electrodes

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