HYBRIDIZATION METHOD AND PROBE

摘要

In order to carry out hybridization reactions by forming a complex between a polynucleotide and a detectable substance and using the complex thus formed for hybridization reactions, a single strand polynucleotide is reacted with a positively charged nucleic acid binding detectable protein or polyamine in solution and the resultant complex is covalently bound with a cross-linking agent and the polynucleotide compound obtained is used as a marker in hybridization experiments in the elucidation of complementary sequences in foreign polynucleotides. The protein may be an enzyme such as horseradish peroxidase modified by a polyamine e.g. a polyethylene imine to provide a positively charged region. Assay sensitivity may be enhanced by performing the hybridization in the presence of about 6% (w/v) of a polyethylene glycol.