Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090011472 | ISOTHERMAL DNA AMPLIFICATION - Provided herein are nucleic acid synthesis methods and agents that employ an endonuclease for example, endonuclease V, to introduce a nick into a target DNA including one or more inosine, and uses a DNA polymerase to generate amplicons of the target DNA. | 01-08-2009 |
20090081644 | LIGATION AMPLIFICATION - Provided herein are methods and agents for ligation-based exponential ribonucleic acid amplification followed by detection using a nucleic acid polymerization reaction employing terminal-phosphate-labeled nucleotides including three or more phosphates as substrates for nucleic acid polymerase. | 03-26-2009 |
20090130720 | METHODS AND KITS FOR REDUCING NON-SPECIFIC NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION - Methods and kits for efficient amplification of nucleic acids are provided. The methods comprise in-vitro amplification of a nucleic acid template employing partially constrained primers having terminal mismatch primer-dimer structure. The methods also comprise in-vitro amplification of a nucleic acid template employing partially constrained primers having nucleotide analogues. The methods enhance efficiency of nucleic acid amplification reaction by reducing non-specific amplification reactions. | 05-21-2009 |
20090155859 | CONTAMINATION-FREE REAGENTS FOR NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION - Methods and kits for generating contamination-free reagents and reagent solutions for use in nucleic acid amplification are provided. Methods include processing of polymerase solutions, nucleotide solutions and primer solutions to render contaminating nucleic acid inert. The methods employ the proofreading activity of the polymerase and/or exonucleases to de-contaminate the reagents and reagent solutions. Methods and kits for contamination-free nucleic acid amplification are provided. | 06-18-2009 |
20100029915 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE ISOLATION OF TARGET BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES IN A GENERAL PURPOSE SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present techniques provide systems and methods for isolating particular classes of biological molecules, for example, proteins or nucleic acids, from mixtures of biological components. The methods use solutions that react with the biological molecules to enhance their adsorption by substrates, allowing contaminants to be washed away from the targeted molecules. Embodiments include automated systems that can be used to implement the technique with no or minimal intervention. Other embodiments include separation column technologies that may be used in the techniques. | 02-04-2010 |
20100055744 | DNA MINI-CIRCLES AND USES THEREOF - Methods and kits for generating circular nucleic acids in a cell-free system, and uses for the generated circular nucleic acids are provided. The methods comprise in vitro amplification of a nucleic acid template comprising a recombination site to produce tandem repeat nucleic acid sequence, and employ a recombination protein to generate the circular nucleic acids from the tandem repeat nucleic acid sequence. | 03-04-2010 |
20110139717 | MEMBRANES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR PURIFICATION OF ANTIBODIES - The invention relates to a device for separating unwanted compounds from an antibody containing biological sample. The device comprises a porous support and a polymeric resin disposed within the pores of the porous support. The device may further comprise a viral clearance membrane upstream or downstream from the polymeric resin. Methods of use are also provided. | 06-16-2011 |
20110287510 | METHODS AND KITS FOR REDUCING NON-SPECIFIC NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION - Methods and kits for efficient amplification of nucleic acids are provided. The methods comprise in-vitro amplification of a nucleic acid template employing partially constrained primers having terminal mismatch primer-dimer structure. The methods also comprise in-vitro amplification of a nucleic acid template employing partially constrained primers having nucleotide analogues. The methods enhance efficiency of nucleic acid amplification reaction by reducing non-specific amplification reactions. | 11-24-2011 |
20120196330 | ISOTHERMAL DNA AMPLIFICATION - Provided herein are nucleic acid synthesis methods and agents that employ an endonuclease for example, endonuclease V, to introduce a nick into a target DNA including one or more inosine, and uses a DNA polymerase to generate amplicons of the target DNA. | 08-02-2012 |
20130130352 | CONTAMINATION-FREE REAGENTS FOR NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION - Methods and kits for generating contamination-free reagents and reagent solutions for use in nucleic acid amplification are provided. Methods include processing of polymerase solutions, nucleotide solutions and primer solutions to render contaminating nucleic acid inert. The methods employ the proofreading activity of the polymerase and/or exonucleases to de-contaminate the reagents and reagent solutions. Methods and kits for contamination-free nucleic acid amplification are provided. | 05-23-2013 |
20130210078 | METHODS AND KITS FOR REDUCING NON-SPECIFIC NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION - Methods and kits for efficient amplification of nucleic acids are provided. The disclosure generally relates to methods and kits for nucleic acid amplification of target nucleic acids of interest. The methods described herein promote the synthesis of the target nucleic acid (i.e., template nucleic acid) by reducing the production of undesirable primer-dimer structures and chimeric nucleic acid products during the amplification process by using novel modified primers. | 08-15-2013 |
20130323795 | ENDONUCLASE-ASSISTED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION USING CONTAMINATION-FREE REAGENTS - Disclosed are methods and kits for endonuclease-assisted DNA amplification reaction using decontaminated primer solutions that are pre-treated with a nuclease. Nucleic acid amplification assays that employ nuclease-resistant, inosine-containing primers, endonuclease V enzymes to introduce a nick into a target DNA comprising at least one inosine, and a DNA polymerase to generate amplicons of a target DNA are also disclosed. | 12-05-2013 |
20140004508 | METHOD FOR ISOTHERMAL DNA AMPLIFICATION STARTING FROM AN RNA TEMPLATE | 01-02-2014 |
20140004509 | KIT FOR ISOTHERMAL DNA AMPLIFICATION STARTING FROM AN RNA TEMPLATE | 01-02-2014 |
20140093878 | MUTANT ENDONUCLEASE V ENZYMES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - Provided herein are mutant endonuclease V enzymes that are capable of nicking an inosine-containing DNA sequence. Nucleic acid assays and agents that employ such mutant endonuclease V enzymes to introduce a nick into a target DNA including one or more inosine, and uses a DNA polymerase to generate amplicons of a target DNA are also described. | 04-03-2014 |
20140255272 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE ISOLATION OF TARGET BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES IN A GENERAL PURPOSE SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present techniques provide systems and methods for isolating particular classes of biological molecules, for example, proteins or nucleic acids, from mixtures of biological components. The methods use solutions that react with the biological molecules to enhance their adsorption by substrates, allowing contaminants to be washed away from the targeted molecules. Embodiments include automated systems that can be used to implement the technique with no or minimal intervention. Other embodiments include separation column technologies that may be used in the techniques. | 09-11-2014 |