Patent ID: 6355443
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: C07D,C12Q,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A 4-(4-hydroxystyryl) pyridine-containing compound having the structure: wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are independently H or â€”Xâ€”L, R5 is an electron pair or â€”Xâ€”L, X is a linker group capable of linking L to a 4-(4-hydroxystyryl) pyridine moiety, L is a detectable label, A is N or N+, and wherein when R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each H, R5 is â€”Xâ€”L and A is N+ and wherein when any of R1-R4 is â€”Xâ€”L, A is N and R5 is an electron pair.