Patents Assigned to Meiogenics, Inc.
  • Nucleic acid compositions with scissile linkage useful for detecting nucleic acid sequences
    Patent number: 4876187
    Abstract: A synthetic, non-naturally occurring molecule having the structure:[NA.sub.1 --S--NA.sub.2 ].sub.nwherein NA.sub.1 and NA.sub.2 are noncomplementary nucleic acid sequences;wherein --S-- is a scissile linkage; andwherein n is an integer from 1 to 4.Variations of this molecule and methods for using the molecules for detecting nucleic acid sequences are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1989
    Assignee: Meiogenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Duck, Robert Bender, William Crosby, John G. Robertson