Patents Assigned to Biosource International, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6818420
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for detecting a primer extension product in a reaction mixture. In the subject methods, a primer extension reaction is conducted in the presence of a polymerase having 3′→5′ exonuclease activity and at least one FET labeled oligonucleotide probe that includes a 3′→5′ exonuclease resistant quencher domain. Also provided are systems and kits for practicing the subject methods. The subject invention finds use in a variety of different applications, and are particularly suited for use in high fidelity PCR based reactions, including SNP detection applications, allelic variation detection applications, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Biosource International, Inc.
    Inventors: Quin Chou, Cirilo D. Cabradilla, Jr.