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Method and composition for detecting the presence of a nucleic acid sequence in a sample

  • US 6,200,752 B1
  • Filed: 01/14/1998
  • Issued: 03/13/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/14/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for detecting the presence of a nucleic acid sequence in a sample comprising the steps of:

  • a) adding a probe labeled with a fluorescent metal-ligand complex to a sample that contains said nucleic acid sequence to form a mixture containing a reaction product;

    b) exposing said mixture to an exciting amount of radiation;

    c) detecting fluorescence of said metal-ligand complex; and

    d) determining presence of said nucleic acid sequence based on fluorescence of said metal-ligand complex, wherein said fluorescent metal ligand complex is selected from the group consisting of [Re(2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline) (CO)3(isonicotinic acid)]+, [Ru(4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline)2(4,4′

    -dicarboxylic acid-2,2′

    -bipyridine)]2+, [Ru(4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline)2(4-methyl,4′

    -carboxylic acid-2,2′

    -bipyridine)]2+, (Ru(4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (SO3Na)2)2(4,4′

    -dicarboxylic acid-2,2′

    -bipyridine)]2+, [Ru(4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline(SO3Na)2)2(4-methyl,4′

    -carboxylic acid-2,2′

    -bipyridine)]2+, [Ru(2,2′

    -bipyridyl)(1,10-phenanthroline-9-isothiocyanate)], [Os (1,10-phenanthroline)2(5-amino-phenanthroline)]2+, [Os(2,2′

    ;

    6′

    ,2″

    -terpyridine)(Bis(2-diphenylphosphinoethyl)phenyl phosphine)]2+, [Ru bis(2,2′

    -bipyridyl)(phenanthroline-maleamide)], [Os(2,2′

    -bipyridyl)2(4,4′

    -dicarboxylic acid-2,2′

    -bipyridine)][PF6]2, [Os(2,2′

    -bipyridyl)2(4,4′

    -N-hydroxysuccidimide ester 2,2′

    -bipyridyl)][PF6]2, and [Ru(2,2′

    -bipyridyl)2(4,4′

    -N-hydroxysuccidimide ester-2,2′

    -bipyridyl)]2+.

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