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Assay for the determination of creatinine

US4529708A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 7, 1983
Grant dateJul 16, 1985
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Expiry dateApr 7, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T436/25125
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An improved colorimetric assay method and reagent composition for the quantitative determination of creatinine in biological fluid specimens in the presence of protein, in which the specimen is reacted directly with an alkaline picrate reagent composition which contains an iron chelator, preferably ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, thereby significantly suppressing interference from bilirubin and improving reagent stability.

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