Patent 11866773 was granted and assigned to Envirologix on January, 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Described and featured herein are isolated oligonucleotides containing, from 5′ to 3′, a nicking enzyme recognition sequence, at least 9 nucleotides that specifically bind a target nucleic acid molecule, and 2′ modified nucleotides. The isolated oligonucleotides may be used in compositions and methods for quantifying detection of a target oligonucleotide in a sample in real time. These methods are compatible with target oligonucleotides amplified using a Nicking and Extension Amplification Reaction (NEAR) reaction.