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Quaternary amine surfactants and methods of using same in isolation of nucleic acids
Assignee: Qiagen NV
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Filing: 1993-02-01
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Granted: 1994-04-05
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Expires: 2013-02-01
Abstract
Abstract The present invention discloses a novel method for isolating nucleic acids from biological samples, most particularly blood, using selected quaternary amine surfactants. The nucleic acids are isolated quickly and in sufficient quantity and quality to permit analysis by methods including reverse transcriptase and polymerase chain reaction.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald E. Macfarlane
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
C; C12; C12N; C12N15/00; C12N15/09; C12N15/10; C12N15/1003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A method for isolating nucleic acids from a biological sample comprising the step of contacting the sample with an aqueous quaternary amine surfactant, wherein said quaternary amine has the formula ##STR2## wherein R1 through R4 are independently selected from an alkyl chain containing from the 1 to 20 carbons, and an aryl group containing from 6 to 26 carbons and X - is selected from the group consisting of phosphate, sulfate, formate, acetate, propionate, oxalate, malonate, succinate and citrate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
79 words
A method for isolating nucleic acids from a biological sample comprising the step of contacting the sample with an aqueous quaternary amine surfactant, wherein said quaternary amine has the formula ##STR2## wherein R1 through R4 are independently selected from an alkyl chain containing from the 1 to 20 carbons, and an aryl group containing from 6 to 26 carbons and X - is selected from the group consisting of phosphate, sulfate, formate, acetate, propionate, oxalate, malonate, succinate and citrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said sample is whole blood.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein at least one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 is aryl and is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, lower alkyl-substitute benzyl, and halogenated benzyl.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said quaternary amine is acyltrimethylammonium, which contains an acyl group of 12, 14, or 16 carbons in length, and X - is selected from the group consisting of oxalate, malonate and succinate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 4 wherein said quaternary amine is acyltrimethylammonium, which contains an acyl group of 14 carbons in length, and X - is oxalate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method according to claim 3 wherein the quaternary amine is acylbenzyldimethylammonium, the acyl group being 12, 14, 16, or 18 carbons in length, and the acid is selected from the group consisting of sulfuric, phosphoric, formic, acetic, and propionate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of forming an insoluble ionic complex between the nucleic acids, including RNA, in the sample and the surfactant.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 7 comprising separating said complex from the solution by centrifuging the sample and surfactant mixture.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 7 comprising separating said complex from the solution by filtration.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 5 further comprising the step of dissociating the nucleic acids from the nucleic acid/surfactant complex by extracting said complex with an concentrated salt solution.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 10 in which said solution comprises 4M guanidinium isothiocyante with 100 mM sodium acetate buffer at about 4 pH.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method according to claim 5 further comprising the step of dissociating the nucleic acids from the complex by extracting the nucleic acids with a formamide solvent optionally buffered with a suitable salt and acid.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 12 wherein the salt is sodium acetate or ammonium acetate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 12 wherein said said acid is acetic acid.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the biological sample is selected from the group consisting of whole blood, plasma, serum, urine, tissue, and cells.
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