Patents Assigned to Kankyo Engineering Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20110224417
    Abstract: [Problems] To provide a novel mixture for assaying a target nucleic acid, characterized by enabling a nucleic acid assay while: 1) requiring no step of diluting the target nucleic acid; 2) requiring no procedure of changing a probe concentration depending on a concentration of the target nucleic acid. [Means for Solving Problems] 1) A mixture which comprises one internal standard nucleic acid and two nucleic acid probes labeled with a fluorescent dye; 2) a mixture for measuring Km value which comprises one internal standard nucleic acid having a partial mutation and one nucleic acid probe labeled with a fluorescent dye; 3) a mixture which comprises one internal standard nucleic acid and one double nucleic acid probe labeled with two fluorescent dyes; and a method for assaying a nucleic acid by making use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicants: KANKYO ENGINEERING CO., LTD., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADV. INDUSTRIAL SCI. & TECH.
    Inventors: KAZUNORI NAKAMURA, TAKAHIRO KANAGAWA, NAOHIRO NODA, SATOSHI TSUNEDA, HIDENORI TANI, SHINYA KURATA
  • Patent number: 7951604
    Abstract: To provide a novel mixture for assaying a target nucleic acid, characterized by enabling a nucleic acid assay while: 1) requiring no step of diluting the target nucleic acid; 2) requiring no procedure of changing a probe concentration depending on a concentration of the target nucleic acid. 1) A mixture which comprises one internal standard nucleic acid and two nucleic acid probes labeled with a fluorescent dye; 2) a mixture for measuring Km value which comprises one internal standard nucleic acid having a partial mutation and one nucleic acid probe labeled with a fluorescent dye; 3) a mixture which comprises one internal standard nucleic acid and one double nucleic acid probe labeled with two fluorescent dyes; and a method for assaying a nucleic acid by making use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignees: Kankyo Engineering Co., Ltd., National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Kazunori Nakamura, Takahiro Kanagawa, Naohiro Noda, Satoshi Tsuneda, Hidenori Tani, Shinya Kurata
  • Patent number: 7785795
    Abstract: A novel method is provided to assay at least one nucleic acid. According to this method, a nucleic acid polymerization reaction is conducted in a nucleic acid polymerization reaction system, which contains (A) the at least one nucleic acid as a template, (B) at least one nucleotide monomer labeled with at least one label selected from the group consisting of (a) fluorescent dyes, (b) quenchers and (c) immune related substances with a fluorescent dye or quencher contained therein, and (C) at least one nucleic acid-synthesizing enzyme. The template nucleic acid or a nucleic acid, which has been synthesized using the template nucleic acid as a template, is then assayed from a change or an amount of a change in an optical character of the nucleic acid polymerization system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignees: Kankyo Engineering Co., Ltd., National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Shinya Kurata, Kyoko Takatsu, Kazunori Nakamura, Takahiro Kanagawa
  • Publication number: 20100015719
    Abstract: [Problems] To provide a novel mixture for assaying a target nucleic acid, characterized by enabling a nucleic acid assay while: 1) requiring no step of diluting the target nucleic acid; 2) requiring no procedure of changing a probe concentration depending on a concentration of the target nucleic acid. [Means for Solving Problems] 1) A mixture which comprises one internal standard nucleic acid and two nucleic acid probes labeled with a fluorescent dye; 2) a mixture for measuring Km value which comprises one internal standard nucleic acid having a partial mutation and one nucleic acid probe labeled with a fluorescent dye; 3) a mixture which comprises one internal standard nucleic acid and one double nucleic acid probe labeled with two fluorescent dyes; and a method for assaying a nucleic acid by making use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicants: KANKYO ENGINEERING Co., Ltd., National Institute of Adv. Industrial Sci. & Tech.
    Inventors: Kazunori NAKAMURA, Takahiro Kanagawa, Naohiro Noda, Satoshi Tsuneda, Hidenori Tani, Shinya Kurata
  • Publication number: 20090233308
    Abstract: A novel method is provided to assay at least one nucleic acid. According to this method, a nucleic acid polymerization reaction is conducted in a nucleic acid polymerization reaction system, which contains (A) the at least one nucleic acid as a template, (B) at least one nucleotide monomer labeled with at least one label selected from the group consisting of (a) fluorescent dyes, (b) quenchers and (c) immune related substances with a fluorescent dye or quencher contained therein, and (C) at least one nucleic acid-synthesizing enzyme. The template nucleic acid or a nucleic acid, which has been synthesized using the template nucleic acid as a template, is then assayed from a change or an amount of a change in an optical character of the nucleic acid polymerization system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicants: KANKYO ENGINEERING Co., Ltd., Nat Institute of Advance Indust Science & Tech.
    Inventors: Shinya KURATA, Kyoko Takatsu, Kazunori Nakamura, Takahiro Kanagawa
  • Patent number: 7429655
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining a concentration of a target nucleic acid by using a nucleic acid probe labeled with a fluorescent dye. The method comprises: providing, as the probe, a nucleic acid probe capable of reducing fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye when hybridized with the target nucleic acid; hybridizing the probe to the target nucleic acid; and measuring a decrease in fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye after the hybridization relative to fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye before the hybridization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignees: Kankyo Engineering Co., Ltd., National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ryuichiro Kurane, Takahiro Kanagawa, Yoichi Kamagata, Shinya Kurata, Kazutaka Yamada, Toyokazu Yokomaku, Osamu Koyama, Kenta Furusho
  • Patent number: 7419786
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining a concentration of a target nucleic acid by using a nucleic acid probe labeled with a fluorescent dye. The method comprises: providing, as the probe, a nucleic acid probe capable of reducing fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye when hybridized with the target nucleic acid; hybridizing the probe to the target nucleic acid; and measuring a decrease in fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye after the hybridization relative to fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye before the hybridization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignees: Japan Bioindustry Association, Japan as represented by Secretary of Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, KANKYO ENGINEERING Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichiro Kurane, Takahiro Kanagawa, Yoichi Kamagata, Shinya Kurata, Kazutaka Yamada, Toyokazu Yokomaku, Osamu Koyama, Kenta Furusho
  • Patent number: 7354707
    Abstract: Nucleic acid probes are provided, each of which is formed of a single-stranded oligonucleotide which can hybridize to a target nucleic acid and is labeled with a fluorescent dye or with a fluorescent dye and a quencher substance. The nucleic acid probes can be easily designed, permit determination, polymorphous analysis or real-time quantitative PCR of nucleic acids in short time, and are not dissociated during reactions. Nucleic acid determination methods, polymorphous analysis methods and real-time quantitative PCR methods, which make use of the nucleic acid probes, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignees: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Kankyo Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichiro Kurane, Takahiro Kanagawa, Yoichi Kamagata, Masaki Torimura, Shinya Kurata, Kazutaka Yamada, Toyokazu Yokomaku
  • Patent number: 7273700
    Abstract: A novel nucleic acid probe for nucleic acid determination includes a single-stranded nucleic acid labeled with plural fluorescent dyes containing at least one pair of fluorescent dyes to induce FRET, the pair of fluorescent dyes including a fluorescent dye (a donor dye) capable of serving as a donor dye and a fluorescent dye (an acceptor dye) capable of serving as an acceptor dye, in which the nucleic acid probe has such a base sequence and is labeled with the fluorescent dyes so that the fluorescence intensity of the acceptor dye decreases upon hybridization with a target nucleic acid. A novel nucleic acid determination method uses the probe. The probe and method can determine one or more types of target nucleic acids in an assay system in parallel using a simple apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignees: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Kankyo Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichiro Kurane, Takahiro Kanagawa, Yoichi Kamagata, Masaki Torimura, Shinya Kurata, Kazutaka Yamada, Toyokazu Yokomaku
  • Publication number: 20070128608
    Abstract: [Problems] To provide a novel mixture for assaying a target nucleic acid, characterized by enabling a nucleic acid assay while: 1) requiring no step of diluting the target nucleic acid; 2) requiring no procedure of changing a probe concentration depending on a concentration of the target nucleic acid. [Means for Solving Problems] 1) A mixture which comprises one internal standard nucleic acid and two nucleic acid probes labeled with a fluorescent dye; 2) a mixture for measuring Km value which comprises one internal standard nucleic acid having a partial mutation and one nucleic acid probe labeled with a fluorescent dye; 3) a mixture which comprises one internal standard nucleic acid and one double nucleic acid probe labeled with two fluorescent dyes; and a method for assaying a nucleic acid by making use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicants: Kankyo Engineering Co., Ltd., National Institute of Adv. Industrial Sci. & Tech.
    Inventors: Kazunori Nakamura, Takahiro Kanagawa, Naohiro Noda, Satoshi Tsuneda, Hidenori Tani, Shinya Kurata
  • Patent number: 7094540
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining a concentration of a target nucleic acid by using a nucleic acid probe labeled with a fluorescent dye. The method comprises: providing, as the probe, a nucleic acid probe capable of reducing fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye when hybridized with the target nucleic acid; hybridizing the probe to the target nucleic acid; and measuring a decrease in fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye after the hybridization relative to fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye before the hybridization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignees: Japan Bioindustry Association, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Kankyo Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichiro Kurane, Takahiro Kanagawa, Yoichi Kamagata, Shinya Kurata, Kazutaka Yamada, Toyokazu Yokomaku, Osamu Koyama, Kenta Furusho
  • Publication number: 20060177856
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining a concentration of a target nucleic acid by using a nucleic acid probe labeled with a fluorescent dye. The method comprises: providing, as the probe, a nucleic acid probe capable of reducing fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye when hybridized with the target nucleic acid; hybridizing the probe to the target nucleic acid; and measuring a decrease in fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye after the hybridization relative to fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye before the hybridization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicants: Japan Bioindustry Association, Japan as represented by Secretary..., KANKYO ENGINEERING Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichiro Kurane, Takahiro Kanagawa, Yoichi Kamagata, Shinya Kurata, Kazutaka Yamada, Toyokazu Yokomaku, Osamu Koyama, Kenta Furusho
  • Publication number: 20040063137
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining a concentration of a target nucleic acid by using a nucleic acid probe labeled with a fluorescent dye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicants: KANKYO ENGINEERING Co., Ltd., NAT. INST. OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCI. AND TECH.
    Inventors: Ryuichiro Kurane, Takahiro Kanagawa, Yoichi Kamagata, Shinya Kurata, Kazutaka Yamada, Toyokazu Yokomaku, Osamu Koyama, Kenta Furusho
  • Patent number: 6699661
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining a concentration of a target nucleic acid by using a nucleic acid probe labeled with a fluorescent dye. The method comprises: providing, as the probe, a nucleic acid probe capable of reducing fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye when hybridized with the target nucleic acid; hybridizing the probe to the target nucleic acid; and measuring a decrease in fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye after the hybridization relative to fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye before the hybridization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignees: Kankyo Engineering Co., Ltd., National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ryuichiro Kurane, Takahiro Kanagawa, Yoichi Kamagata, Shinya Kurata, Kazutaka Yamada, Toyokazu Yokomaku, Osamu Koyama, Kenta Furusho
  • Patent number: 6495326
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining a concentration of a target nucleic acid by using a nucleic acid probe labeled with a fluorescent dye. The method comprises: providing, as the probe, a nucleic acid probe capable of reducing fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye when hybridized with the target nucleic acid; hybridizing the probe to the target nucleic acid; and measuring a decrease in fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye after the hybridization relative to fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye before the hybridization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignees: Japan Bioindustry Association, Secretary of Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Kankyo Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichiro Kurane, Takahiro Kanagawa, Yoichi Kamagata, Shinya Kurata, Kazutaka Yamada, Toyokazu Yokomaku, Osamu Koyama, Kenta Furusho
  • Patent number: 6492121
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining a concentration of a target nucleic acid by using a nucleic acid probe labeled with a fluorescent dye. The method comprises: providing, as the probe, a nucleic acid probe capable of reducing fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye when hybridized with the target nucleic acid; hybridizing the probe to the target nucleic acid; and measuring a decrease in fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye after the hybridization relative to fluorescence emission from the fluorescent dye before the hybridization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignees: Japan Bioindustry Association, Japan as represented by Secretary of Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Kankyo Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichiro Kurane, Takahiro Kanagawa, Yoichi Kamagata, Shinya Kurata, Kazutaka Yamada, Toyokazu Yokomaku, Osamu Koyama, Kenta Furusho