| abstract |
The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid binding compound comprising N 8 - or C 8 -linked purine bases or structurally related heterocycles, a compound useful for the preparation of such compound, a binding product of this nucleic acid binding compound with a nucleic acid, a method for the determination of a nucleic acid using said compound, and several uses of 8-linked purine bases and structurally related heterocycles. Compounds according to the present invention have advantageous properties when used in hybridization methods. |