Patent ID: 9139868
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: C09B,C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of detecting the presence of a nucleic acid polymer in a sample comprising: a) contacting a sample suspected of containing a nucleic acid polymer with a composition comprising a conjugate comprising a compound of Formula (I) and an oligonucleotide; and b) detecting the presence or amount of the compound in the sample; wherein the compound of formula (I) is a component in an ET cassette; and wherein the compound of formula (I) is as shown below: wherein Z is Si(R each R each X is independently selected from OR each R R R R L is a covalent linkage that is linear or branched, cyclic or heterocyclic saturated or unsaturated, having 1-16 non hydrogen atoms such that the linkage contains any combination of ester, acid, amine, amide, alcohol, ether, thioether or halide groups or single, double, triple or aromatic carbon-carbon bond; R is a reactive group; or C one or more of R one or more of R