Patent number: 5681947
Abstract: Oligonucleotides having at least ten nucleosides, at least two of which are selected from the group consisting of A, T, C and G, and at least one nucleoside being a universal nucleoside of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: each R.sub.n is H, OH, F or OCH.sub.3 ;Z is a member of the group consisting of O, S and CH.sub.2 ; andB is a five-membered, heterocyclic base having at least two double bonds, and further having an electron withdrawing group bonded thereto, said base with electron withdrawing group being represented by the formula: ##STR2## wherein: said base with electron withdrawing group is bonded at X.sub.4 to the sugar portion of the nucleoside;X.sub.1, X.sub.3 and X.sub.5 are each members of the group consisting of N, O, C, S and Se;X.sub.2 and X.sub.4 are each members of the group consisting of N and C; andW is a member of the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, O, S, OH, SH, NH.sub.2, NO.sub.2, C(O)H, C(O)NHOH, C(S)NHOH, NO, C(NOCH.sub.3)NH.sub.2, OCH.sub.3, SCH.sub.3, SeCH.sub.3, ONH.sub.2, NHOCH.sub.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 28, 1994
Date of Patent:
October 28, 1997
Assignees:
Purdue Research Foundation, The Regents of the University of Michigan
Inventors:
Donald Eugene Bergstrom, Philip Charles Andrews, Ruthann Nichols, Peiming Zhang
Patent number: 5438131
Abstract: Oligonucleotides having at least ten nucleosides, at least two of which are selected from the group consisting of A, T, C and G, and at least one nucleoside being a universal nucleoside of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: each R.sub.n is H, OH, F or OCH.sub.3 ;Z is a member of the group consisting of O, S and CH.sub.2 ; andB is a five-membered, heterocyclic base having at least two double bonds, and further having an electron withdrawing group bonded thereto, said base with electron withdrawing group being represented by the formula: ##STR2## wherein: said base with electron withdrawing group is bonded at X.sub.4 to the sugar portion of the nucleoside;X.sub.1, X.sub.3 and X.sub.5 are each members of the group consisting of N, O, C, S and Se;X.sub.2 and X.sub.4 are each members of the group consisting of N and C; andW is a member of the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, O, S, OH, SH, NH.sub.2, NO.sub.2, C(O)H, C(O)NHOH, C(S)NHOH, NO, C(NOCH.sub.3)NH.sub.2, OCH.sub.3, SCH.sub.3, SeCH.sub.3, ONH.sub.2, NHOCH.sub.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 16, 1992
Date of Patent:
August 1, 1995
Inventors:
Donald E. Bergstrom, Philip C. Andrews, Ruthann Nichols, Peiming Zhang