The present invention provides a new class of solids supports for synthesis of modified oligomers of nucleic acids, and nucleic acid probes that have a format expediently synthesized on the new supports. Exemplary solid supports include at least one quencher bound through a linker to the solid support. Various exemplary embodiments include a moiety that stabilizes a duplex, triplex or higher order aggregation (e.g., hybridization) of nucleic acids of which the oligomer of the invention is a component. Other components of the solid support include moieties that stabilize aggregations of nucleic acids, e.g., intercalators, minor groove binding moieties, bases modified with a stabilizing moiety (e.g., alkynyl moieties, and fluoroalkyl moieties), and conformational stabilizing moieties, such as those described in commonly owned U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0059752.

The present invention provides a new class of solids supports for synthesis of modified oligomers of nucleic acids, and nucleic acid probes that have a format expediently synthesized on the new supports. Exemplary solid supports include at least one quencher bound through a linker to the solid support. Various exemplary embodiments include a moiety that stabilizes a duplex, triplex or higher order aggregation (e.g., hybridization) of nucleic acids of which the oligomer of the invention is a component. Other components of the solid support include moieties that stabilize aggregations of nucleic acids, e.g., intercalators, minor groove binding moieties, bases modified with a stabilizing moiety (e.g., alkynyl moieties, and fluoroalkyl moieties), and conformational stabilizing moieties, such as those described in commonly owned U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0059752.

Provided is a compound capable of accelerating the enzymatic reaction catalyzed by peroxidase. The present invention provides a peroxidase reaction accelerating agent comprising a compound represented by formula (I) and a method for measuring hydrogen peroxide using the same.

This invention relates to bis-azo colorants for use as bluing agents, laundry care compositions comprising bis-azo colorants that may serve as bluing agents, processes for making such bluing agents and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The bluing agents are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. These bluing agents are advantageous in providing a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics.

An orange-colored adhesive tape (1) a cable-wrapping tape, including a colored textile substrate (4, 4a, 4b) and an adhesive layer (5, 5a, 5b) applied at least to one side of the substrate (4, 4a, 4b). The substrate (4, 4a, 4b) contains at least one red and at least one further colorant. In order to improve colored tapes of the above-mentioned type, in particular providing increased temperature stability, while maintaining advantageous usage properties, at least one of the colorants contains a disazo compound or is completely formed therefrom. A method and a substrate (4, 4a, 4b) for manufacturing the adhesive tape (1) as well as a cable harness (3) with the adhesive tape (1) are also described.

An orange-colored adhesive tape (1) a cable-wrapping tape, including a colored textile substrate (4, 4a, 4b) and an adhesive layer (5, 5a, 5b) applied at least to one side of the substrate (4, 4a, 4b). The substrate (4, 4a, 4b) contains at least one red and at least one further colorant. In order to improve colored tapes of the above-mentioned type, in particular providing increased temperature stability, while maintaining advantageous usage properties, at least one of the colorants contains a disazo compound or is completely formed therefrom. A method and a substrate (4, 4a, 4b) for manufacturing the adhesive tape (1) as well as a cable harness (3) with the adhesive tape (1) are also described.

An ink set includes: a magenta ink composition; a cyan ink composition; a yellow ink composition; and a black ink composition, in which the magenta ink composition contains at least one compound represented by the general formula (1) as defined herein, the cyan ink composition contains at least one compound represented by the general formula (2) as defined herein, the yellow ink composition contains at least one compound selected from the group Y as defined herein, and the black ink composition contains at least one black pigment dispersion liquid including carbon black.

An ink set includes a magenta ink composition; a cyan ink composition; a yellow ink composition; and a black ink composition, in which the magenta ink composition contains at least one compound represented by the general formula (1) as defined herein, the cyan ink composition contains at least one compound represented by the general formula (2) as defined herein, the yellow ink composition contains at least one compound selected from the group Y as defined herein, and the black ink composition contains at least one compound selected from the group BK as defined herein.

An inkjet ink includes: (i) a disazo dye of formula (I): ##STR00001##
(ii) 1,3-propanediol; (iii) a glycol compound selected from the group consisting of: triethylene glycol and tetraethylene glycol; and (iv) water. The ink has low toxicity and is preferably absent ethylene glycol and sulfolane.

The present invention relates to a water-resistant organic thin film obtained by crosslinking, with organic nitrogen compounds, an organic thin film comprising an organic dye having an anionic group, wherein the organic nitrogen compounds are first, second, and third acyclic organic nitrogen compounds each having two or more nitrogen atoms per molecule, wherein the nitrogen atoms of each of the first, second, and third organic nitrogen compounds are each in a cationic group, and the relation A0.4 nm<B<C is satisfied, wherein A represents a distance (nm) between adjacent nitrogen atoms in the first organic nitrogen compound, B represents a distance (nm) between adjacent nitrogen atoms in the second organic nitrogen compound, and C represents a distance (nm) between adjacent nitrogen atoms in the third organic nitrogen compound.