Hybridization of polynucleotides conjugated with chromo-phores and fluorophores to generate donor-to-donor energy transfer system
First Claim
1. A biosensor for detecting the presence of an analyte in solution, said analyte comprising a target DNA sequence, said biosensor comprising:
- an excitation source for delivering emitting photonic energy;
a donor sequence comprising a first polynucleotide having a terminal donor chromophore and at least one intermediate donor chromophore linked to said first polynucleotide by linker arms, wherein said first polynucleotide is complementary to a first region of said target DNA sequence;
an acceptor sequence comprising a second polynucleotide having at least one acceptor chromophore linked to said second polynucleotide by linker arms, wherein said second polynucleotide is complementary to a second region of said target DNA sequence;
wherein the distance between one said donor chromophore and one said acceptor chromophore is such that they are in an energy transfer relationship; and
an associated photon sensing means to detect photonic energy emitted from said acceptor.
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Abstract
The present invention contemplates chromophore-containing polynucleotides having at least two donor chromophores operatively linked to the polynucleotide by linker arms, such that the chromophores are positioned by linkage along the length of the polynucleotide at a donor-donor transfer distance, and at least one fluorescing acceptor chromophore operatively linked to the polynucleotide by a linker arm, such that the fluorescing acceptor chromophore is positioned by linkage at a donor-acceptor transfer distance from at least one of the donor chromophores, to form a photonic structure for collecting photonic energy and transferring the energy to an acceptor chromophore, and methods using the photonic structures.
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25 Claims
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1. A biosensor for detecting the presence of an analyte in solution, said analyte comprising a target DNA sequence, said biosensor comprising:
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an excitation source for delivering emitting photonic energy;
a donor sequence comprising a first polynucleotide having a terminal donor chromophore and at least one intermediate donor chromophore linked to said first polynucleotide by linker arms, wherein said first polynucleotide is complementary to a first region of said target DNA sequence;
an acceptor sequence comprising a second polynucleotide having at least one acceptor chromophore linked to said second polynucleotide by linker arms, wherein said second polynucleotide is complementary to a second region of said target DNA sequence;
wherein the distance between one said donor chromophore and one said acceptor chromophore is such that they are in an energy transfer relationship; and
an associated photon sensing means to detect photonic energy emitted from said acceptor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 24, 25)
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6. An electronic device comprising:
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an extended energy transfer system comprising a polynucleotide having a terminal donor chromophore, at least one intermediate donor chromophore, and at least one acceptor chromophore linked to said polynucleotide by linker arms, wherein the distance between said terminal donor chromophore and one said acceptor chromophore is such that the donor chromophore and the acceptor chromophore are in an energy transfer relationship, and there is at least one said intermediate donor chromophore; and
wherein said polynucleotide is linked to a solid support. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An extended photonic energy transfer system able to communicate with an electronic circuit, said transfer system comprising:
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a polynucleotide having a terminal donor chromophore, at least one intermediate donor chromophore, and at least one acceptor chromophore linked to said polynucleotide by linker arms;
wherein the distance between said terminal donor chromophore and one said acceptor chromophore is such that the donor chromophore and the acceptor chromophore are in an energy transfer relationship, and there is at least one said intermediate donor chromophore; and
wherein at least one said chromophore is adapted to convert electronic energy to photonic energy. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. An extended photonic energy transfer system able to communicate with an electronic circuit, said transfer system comprising:
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a polynucleotide having a terminal donor chromophore, at least one intermediate donor chromophore, and at least one acceptor chromophore linked to said polynucleotide by linker arms;
wherein the distance between said terminal donor chromophore and one said acceptor chromophore is such that the donor chromophore and the acceptor chromophore are in an energy transfer relationship, and there is at least one said intermediate donor chromophore; and
wherein at least one said chromophore is adapted to convert photonic energy to electronic energy. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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