IP Library Granted Patent US 12,577,271
Granted Patent B2
US 12,577,271 · App. 17/365,361 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Modified nucleotides and uses thereof

Inventors: Ronald Graham (Carlsbad, CA); Surya Adhikari (San Diego, CA); Rodrigo Rodriguez (San Diego, CA); Zachary Terranova (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.
C07H19/10C07H19/14C12N9/1252C12Q1/6869C12Y207/07007
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Patent No.
US 12,577,271
App. No.
17/365,361
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compounds, modified nucleotides, compositions, and methods of using the same.

Claims (55)

1 . A compound having the formula:

wherein

B 1 is a nucleobase;

R 1 is a polyphosphate moiety, 5′-O-nucleoside protecting group, monophosphate moiety, nucleic acid moiety, hydrogen, halogen, —CCl 3 , —CBr 3 , —CF 3 , —CI 3 , —CHCl 2 , —CHBr 2 , —CHF 2 , —CHI 2 , —CH 2 Cl, —CH 2 Br, —CH 2 F, —CH 2 I, —CN, —OH, —NH 2 , —COOH, —CONH 2 , —NO 2 , —SH, —SO 3 H, —SO 4 H, —SO 2 NH 2 , —NHNH 2 , —ONH 2 , —NHC(O)NHNH 2 , —NHC(O)NH 2 , —NHSO 2 H, —NHC(O)H, —NHC(O)OH, —NHOH, —OCCl 3 , —OCF 3 , —OCBr 3 , —OCI 3 , —OCHCl 2 , —OCHBr 2 , —OCHI 2 , —OCHF 2 , —OCH 2 Cl, —OCH 2 Br, —OCH 2 I, —OCH 2 F, —N 3 , —SF 5 , substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl;

R 2 is hydrogen, halogen, —CCl 3 , —CBr 3 , —CF 3 , —CI 3 , —CHCl 2 , —CHBr 2 , —CHF 2 , —CHI 2 , —CH 2 Cl, —CH 2 Br, —CH 2 F, —CH 2 I, —CN, —OH, —NH 2 , —COOH, —CONH 2 , —NO 2 , —SH, —SO 3 H, —SO 4 H, —SO 2 NH 2 , —NHNH 2 , —ONH 2 , —NHC(O)NHNH 2 , —NHC(O)NH 2 , —NHSO 2 H, —NHC(O)H, —NHC(O)OH, —NHOH, —OCCl 3 , —OCF 3 , —OCBr 3 , —OCI 3 , —OCHCl 2 , —OCHBr 2 , —OCHI 2 , —OCHF 2 , —OCH 2 Cl, —OCH 2 Br, —OCH 2 I, —OCH 2 F, —N 3 , —SF 5 , substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, or a polymerase-compatible cleavable moiety;

R 7 is unsubstituted or substituted cycloalkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl; and

R 8 is unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl.

2 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is hydrogen.

3 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is —OH, a 5′-O-nucleoside protecting group, monophosphate moiety, polyphosphate moiety, or nucleic acid moiety.

4 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is a triphosphate moiety.

5 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 8 is unsubstituted C 1 -C 4 alkyl.

6 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 8 is unsubstituted methyl or unsubstituted ethyl.

7 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein B 1 is a cytosine or a derivative thereof, guanine or a derivative thereof, adenine or a derivative thereof, thymine or a derivative thereof, uracil or a derivative thereof, hypoxanthine or a derivative thereof, xanthine or a derivative thereof, 7-methylguanine or a derivative thereof, 5,6-dihydrouracil or a derivative thereof, 5-methylcytosine or a derivative thereof, or 5-hydroxymethylcytosine or a derivative thereof.

8 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein B 1 is

9 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein

B 1 is —B-L 100 -R 4 ;

B is a divalent cytosine or a derivative thereof, divalent guanine or a derivative thereof, divalent adenine or a derivative thereof, divalent thymine or a derivative thereof, divalent uracil or a derivative thereof, divalent hypoxanthine or a derivative thereof, divalent xanthine or a derivative thereof, divalent 7-methylguanine or a derivative thereof, divalent 5,6-dihydrouracil or a derivative thereof, divalent 5-methylcytosine or a derivative thereof, or divalent 5-hydroxymethylcytosine or a derivative thereof;

L 100 is a divalent linker; and

R 4 is a detectable moiety.

10 . The compound of claim 9 , wherein L 100 is a divalent linker comprising

wherein R 9 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl.

11 . The compound of claim 9 , wherein L 100 is a divalent linker comprising

wherein R 102 is unsubstituted C 1 -C 4 alkyl.

12 . The compound of claim 9 , wherein L 100 is -L 101 -L 102 -L 103 -L 104 -L 105 -;

L 101 , L 102 , L 103 , L 104 , and L 105 are independently a bond, —NH—, —O—, —C(O)—, —C(O)NH—, —NHC(O)—, —NHC(O)NH—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, substituted or unsubstituted alkylene, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkylene, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylene, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkylene, substituted or unsubstituted arylene, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene.

13 . The compound of claim 12 , wherein L 100 is

wherein

R 9 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl; and

R 102 is unsubstituted C 1 -C 4 alkyl.

14 . The compound of claim 12 , wherein L 100 is

wherein

R 9 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl; and

R 102 is unsubstituted C 1 -C 4 alkyl.

15 . The compound of claim 9 , wherein L 100 is

16 . The compound of claim 9 , wherein L 100 is

17 . The compound of claim 9 , having the formula:

wherein L 100 is a cleavable linker.

18 . The compound of claim 17 , wherein R 7 is substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl.

19 . The compound of claim 17 , wherein R 7 is substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl.

20 . The compound of claim 17 , wherein L 100 is

wherein

R 9 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl;

R 102 is unsubstituted C 1 -C 4 alkyl; and

L 103 , L 104 , and L 105 are independently a bond, —NH—, —O—, —C(O)—, —C(O)NH—, —NHC(O)—, —NHC(O)NH—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, substituted or unsubstituted alkylene, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkylene, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylene, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkylene, substituted or unsubstituted arylene, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene.

21 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 7 is substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl.

22 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 7 is unsubstituted cycloalkyl.

23 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 7 is substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl.

24 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 7 is unsubstituted cycloalkyl or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl.

25 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 7 is

26 . A nucleic acid polymerase complex comprising a nucleic acid polymerase, wherein said nucleic acid polymerase is bound to a compound of claim 1 .

27 . A method for sequencing a nucleic acid, comprising:

(i) incorporating in series with a nucleic acid polymerase, within a reaction vessel, one of four different compounds into a primer to create an extension strand, wherein said primer is hybridized to said nucleic acid and wherein each of the four different compounds comprises a unique detectable label;

(ii) detecting said unique detectable label of each incorporated compound, so as to thereby identify each incorporated compound in said extension strand, thereby sequencing the nucleic acid;

wherein each of said four different compounds is independently a compound of claim 1 .

28 . A method of incorporating a compound into a primer, the method comprising combining a polymerase, a primer hybridized to nucleic acid template and the compound within a reaction vessel and allowing said polymerase to incorporate said compound into said primer thereby forming an extended primer, wherein said compound is a compound of claim 1 .

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2025
From: SINGULAR GENOMICS SYSTEMS, INC.
To: FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 070440/0465 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2021
From: GRAHAM, RONALD; ADHIKARI, SURYA; RODRIGUEZ, RODRIGO; TERRANOVA, ZACHARY
To: SINGULAR GENOMICS SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 057779/0036 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2021
From: GRAHAM, RONALD; ADHIKARI, SURYA; RODRIGUEZ, RODRIGO; TERRANOVA, ZACHARY
To: SINGULAR GENOMICS SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 057779/0165 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17238922 · Apr 23, 2021
Provisional Application 63107017 · Oct 29, 2020
Provisional Application 63014949 · Apr 24, 2020
Related Publication 20230002436A1 · Jan 5, 2023
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