CHARGE SWITCH NUCLEOTIDES
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Abstract
The present invention provides compounds, methods and systems for sequencing nucleic acid using single molecule detection. Using labeled NPs that exhibit charge-switching behavior, single-molecule DNA sequencing in a microchannel sorting system is realized. In operation, sequencing products are detected enabling real-time sequencing as successive detectable moieties flow through a detection channel. By electrically sorting charged molecules, the cleaved product molecules are detected in isolation without interference from unincorporated NPs and without illuminating the polymerase-DNA complex.
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37 Claims
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35. An analytical method for separating an intact NP probe from a phosphate detectable moiety, said method comprising:
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a) providing a sample comprising an intact NP probe with a detectable moiety attached thereto, whereupon enzymatic cleavage of said intact NP probe, which produces a phosphate detectable moiety, said phosphate detectable moiety carries a molecular charge which is different than the molecular charge of said intact NP probe; and b) applying an energy field to said sample, thereby separating said phosphate detectable moiety from said intact NP probe. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36)
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