Martin Scott Thompson

Address:

2555 S Tennyson Way, Denver, CO 80219

Phone:

7202732278

VIN:

1D7KS28C07J564707

Make:

DODGE

Model:

RAM PICKUP 2500

Year:

2007

US Patent:

6348317, Feb 19, 2002

Filed:

Nov 16, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/713950

Inventors:

Martin Thompson - Scottsdale AZ
Neal W. Woodbury - Tempe AZ

Assignee:

The Arizona Board of Regents - Tempe AZ

International Classification:

C12Q 168

US Classification:

435 6, 435 71, 530300, 530350

Abstract:

A method of identifying the presence or absence of a DNA molecule in a test sample comprising a specific DNA sequence is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of mixing a test sample with a peptide/dye conjugate comprising a covalently linked peptide and a dye, wherein the peptide binds to the specific DNA sequence and wherein the peptide/dye conjugate will fluoresce if the peptide is bound to the specific DNA sequence, and measuring fluorescence, wherein specific fluorescence above background level indicates that the conjugate is bound to the specific DNA sequence. In another embodiment, the present invention is a method of cleaving a specific DNA molecule and a test sample. The method comprises mixing a test sample with a peptide dye conjugate comprising a covalently linked peptide and a dye, wherein the peptide binds to the specific DNA sequence and wherein the peptide dye conjugate will cleave if the peptide is bound to a specific DNA sequence.