Abstract: Nucleotides comprising a reporter moiety and a polymerase enzyme blocking moiety in which the reporter moiety does not also act as a polymerase enzyme blocking moiety are described. Also described are compounds of Formula (I): wherein W is a phosphate group, B is a base, Y is a linker comprising an enzyme-cleavable group, R2 is a reporter moiety, R3 is selected from H or OH, Z and Z? are selected from H, OH, or a group X—R1, wherein X is a linker comprising an enzyme-cleavable group and R1 is a polymerase enzyme blocking group, provided that at least one of Z and Z? is X—R1.

Abstract: A matched set of fluorescent dyes is provided, wherein each dye of the set is capable of covalent attachment to a protein and wherein each of the dyes has a molecular structure and a charge that is matched one with the other, such that relative electrophoretic mobility of a protein labelled with one dye of the set is the same as the electrophoretic mobility of the protein labelled with a different dye of the set. The matched set comprises at least two different fluorescent dyes of formula: wherein n is 1, 2, or 3; Z1 and Z2 independently represent the carbon atoms necessary to complete a phenyl or naphthyl ring system; one of groups R1 and R2 is a target bonding group; remaining group R1 or R2 is selected from —(CH2)4—W or —(CH2)r—H; group R3 is hydrogen, except when either R1 or R2 is —(CH2)r—H, in which case R3 is W; and W is selected from sulphonic acid and sulphonate.

Abstract: The invention relates to nucleosides comprising a reporter moiety which also functions to limit polymerase activity, characterised in that the reporter moiety is attached to the nucleoside through a linkage group cleavable by a hydrolase enzyme wherein the hydrolase enzyme is selected from the group consisting of esterases, phosphatases, peptidases, penicillin amidases, glycosidases and phosphorylases.

Abstract: Nucleotides comprising a reporter moiety and a polymerase enzyme blocking moiety in which the reporter moiety does not also act as a polymerase enzyme blocking moiety are described. Also described are compounds of Formula (I): wherein W is a phosphate group, B is a base, Y is a linker comprising an enzyme-cleavable group, R2 is a reporter moiety, R3 is selected from H or OH, Z and Z′ are selected from H, OH, or a group X—R1, wherein X is a linker comprising an enzyme-cleavable group and R1 is a polymerase enzyme blocking group, provided that at least one of Z and Z′ is X—R1.

Abstract: Nucleoside analogues containing the degenerate base analogue P and derivatives thereof are provided with reporter moieties preferably comprising signal moieties. The nucleoside analogues are useful for labeling DNA or RNA or for incorporating in oligonucleotides.

Abstract: Nucleoside analogues in which a group M replaces the natural base where M is (1) or (2) or (3), where each of X1, X2 and X3 are C or N, each of R6 and R7 is the same or different and each is H, NO2, CO, COR8, OR8, CN, O, CON(R8)2, COOR8, SO2R8, SO3R8, SR8, NHCHO, (CH2)n(R8)2, halogen, or a reporter moiety, each of R8 and R9 is H or hydrocarbyl or a reporter moiety, and n is 0-4. The analogues are substrates for polymerase and terminal transferase enzymes.

Abstract: Benzophenoxazine compounds have formula (I) where X is O or NH, Y is NR.sup.1 R.sup.2 or H, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are alkyl or -L-A, L is a linker and A may be a reactive group by means of which the compound is linked to a biomolecule. The compounds can be used as fluorescent dyes for labelling biomolecules.