Patent ID: 7897737

Claim:
A compound selected from the group consisting of: wherein R 1 ═H, monophosphate, diphosphate or triphosphate, R 2 ═H or OH, R 3 and R 4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, a C 1 -C 12 straight chain or branched alkyl, a C 2 -C 12 straight chain or branched alkenyl or polyenyl, a C 2 -C 12 straight chain or branched alkynyl or polyalkynyl, and an aromatic group, with the proviso that at least one of R 3 and R 4 is H, R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, OCH 3 , NO 2 , CN, a halide, a C 1 -C 12 straight chain or branched alkyl, a C 2 -C 12 straight chain or branched alkenyl or polyenyl, a C 2 -C 12 straight chain or branched alkynyl or polyalkynyl, and an aromatic group, with the proviso that one of R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 is a linker group of the structure —C≡CCH 2 NH 2 , —C≡CCH 2 NHC(O)(CH 2 ) 5 NH 2 , wherein X═CH 2 , CH═CH, C≡C, O, S, or NH, Y=CH 2 , O, or NH, n=an integer from 0-12; m=an integer from 0-12, and Dye=a fluorophore.