DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF BIOMOLECULES USING MASS SPECTROMETRY

摘要

The present invention is directed in part to a method for detecting a target nucleic acid using detector oligonucleotides detectable by mass spectrometry. This method uses the 5' to 3' nuclease activity of a nucleic acid polymerase to cleave annealed oligonucleotide probes from hybridized duplexes and release labels for detection by mass spectrometry. This process is easily incorporated into a PCR amplification assay. The method also includes embodiments directed to quantitative analysis of target nucleic acids.