Patent ID: 7960543

Claim:
A nucleic acid incorporating a nucleotide having a 5-substituted-2-oxo(1H)pyridin-3-yl group as a base, and which has a fluorescent dye attached either directly or through a linker to the 5-position of the base, wherein the fluorescent dye is selected from the group consisting of 5-carboxyfluorescein (5-FAM), 6-carboxyfluorescein (6-FAM), 5-carboxytetramethylrhodamine (5-TAMRA), 6-carboxytetramethylrhodamine (6-TAMRA), 5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonic acid (DANSYL), 5-carboxy-2′,4,4′,5′,7,7′-hexachlorofluorescein (5-HEX), 6-carboxy-2′,4,4′,5′,7,7′-hexachlorofluorescein (6-HEX), 5-carboxy-2′,4,7,7′-tetrachlorofluorescein (5-TET), 6-carboxy-2′,4,7,7′-tetrachlorofluorescein (6-TET), 5-carboxy-X-rhodamine (5-ROX), and 6-carboxy-X-rhodamine (6-ROX).