Applied Biosystems

About: Applied Biosystems is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Mass spectrometry & Nucleic acid. The organization has 1521 authors who have published 1579 publications receiving 285423 citations.

Synthesis of 1,2-dioxetanes and intermediates therefor

Abstract: Compounds having formula (I), wherein T is a polycycloalkylidene group (e.g., adamant-2-ylidene); R is a C₁₋₂₀ alkyl, aralkyl or cycloalkyl group; and Y is a fluorescent chromophore (e.g., m-phenylene), produced by reacting a compound having formula (II) with an R-ylating agent (e.g., R₂SO₄) in the presence of an alkali metal alkoxide in a polar aprotic solvent. Also, compounds having formula (III) are produced by reacting a compound having formula (IV) with formula (V), wherein X is an electronegative leaving group (e.g., a halogen anion such as chloride ion) in the presence of a Lewis base (e.g., a trialkyl-amine) dissolved in an aprotic organic solvent (e.g., benzene or toluene). Also, compounds having formula (VI) are produced by reacting a compound of formula (VII) with a tetra-O-acylated-O-hexopyranoside halide, then hydrolysing off the protective acyl groups. The aforementioned compounds and procedures are useful in the synthesis of enzyme-cleavable 1,2-dioxetane ring systems that can serve as members of a binding pair employed, for example, in chemiluminescent immunoassays, DNA probe assays, and direct assays for an enzyme.

Apparatus and method for detecting nucleic acid amplification products

Abstract: An apparatus is provided which includes a sample holder for holding a reaction chamber which includes an optical interface, a fiber optic cable for delivering an excitation beam to a sample housed within the reaction chamber and for receiving light emitted by the sample, and a lens co-axially disposed with the fiber optic cable and positioned outside the reaction chamber for focusing the excitation beam through the optical interface and within a volume of the sample and for collecting and transmitting to the fiber optic cable light emitted within the volume of the sample.

Crude biological derivatives competent for nucleic acid detection

Abstract: The invention relates to methods for the detection of a specific sequence of RNA in a cell or tissue sample. The invention also relates to methods to enzymatically manipulate the RNA in a crude cell lysate in a number of applications.