Patent ID: 6111116
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: C07D,C07H,C09B,C12Q,Y10T

Abstract:
A labelled nucleoside or nucleotide compound comprising a dibenzorhodamine dye of the structure: ##STR21## including nitrogen- and aryl-substituted forms thereof; and a nucleoside, nucleotide or analog thereof,wherein the dye and the nucleoside, nucleotide or analog are connected by a linkage, the linkage is attached to the 8-position of the purine, if the nucleoside, nucleotide or analog comprises a 7-deazapurine base, the linkage is attached to the 7-position of the 7-deazapurine, and if the nucleoside, nucleotide or analog comprises a pyrimidine base, the linkage is attached to the 5-position of the pyrimidine.