Use of saponin compounds in nucleic acid sequencing
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- MGI TECH CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2021-10-15
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-21
AI Technical Summary
Conventional nucleic acid sequencing methods using photoprotective agents suffer from high concentration issues that lead to salt precipitation, oxidation, and increased costs, affecting sequencing quality and efficiency.
The use of saponin compounds, such as notoginsenosides and ginsenosides, as photodamage protectants at very low concentrations in scanning reagents, which do not absorb UV-visible light and maintain sequencing quality during long-term storage.
Saponin compounds effectively protect template nucleotides, maintaining high data quality and preventing interference with base recognition signals, even after multiple sequencing reactions, thus enhancing nucleic acid sequencing performance.
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