The present invention provides fluorescent nucleoside analogs which comprise a fluorescent cyclic compound joined to a carbon of a sugar molecule such as pentose, hexose, ribose or deoxyribose or analogs thereof in either an &agr; or &bgr; configuration. The subject compounds are useful as probes in the study of the structure and dynamics of nucleic acids and their complexes with proteins. In addition, the subject compounds are useful in any technique which uses labeled oligonucleotides for detection. Non-fluorescent spacer molecules in which a cyclohexane, cyclohexene, decalin, or benzene is joined to a carbon of a sugar moiety such as pentose, hexose, ribose or deoxyribose are also provided. Also provided are the 5′ dimethoxytrityl-3′ -O-phosphoramidite derivatives, suitable for incorporation into oligonucleotides by automated synthesizers. Combinatorial fluorophore array (CFA) libraries comprising oligomers of the subject nucleoside analogs attached to one or more solid supports are also provided as are methods of selecting fluorophores from the CFA libraries. The present invention also provides oligonucleotide analogs comprising one or more of the subject nucleoside analogs in place of a DNA or RNA base.
本发明提供了荧光核苷酸类似物,其包括连接到糖分子(如戊糖,己糖,
核糖或去氧
核糖或其类似物)的碳上的荧光环状化合物,其处于α或β构型。这些化合物可用作研究核酸及其与蛋白质复合物的结构和动力学的探针。此外,这些化合物在使用标记寡核苷酸进行检测的任何技术中也很有用。还提供了非荧光间隔分子,其中
环己烷,
环己烯,
癸烷或苯连接到糖基中的碳上,例如戊糖,己糖,
核糖或去氧
核糖。还提供了5'-二甲氧基三脱保护基-3'-O-
磷酰胺酯衍
生物,适合通过自动合成器合成到寡核苷酸中。还提供了组合荧光
染料阵列(CFA)库,其中包括连接到一个或多个固体支撑物上的主题核苷酸类似物的寡聚体,以及从CFA库中选择荧光
染料的方法。本发明还提供了寡核苷酸类似物,其中包括一个或多个主题核苷酸类似物代替DNA或RNA碱基。