Use of charge transfer complexes in assay
US5077197A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 1985 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S436/904
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of assaying a ligand in a sample which method includes the steps of contacting the sample with components comprising PA0 (a) a specific binding partner to the ligand and, if desired, PA0 (b) at least one reagent selected from ligand analogues and specific binding, partners, PA0 at least one of the said components (a) and (b) being labelled with an electron-donor or electron-acceptor, PA0 and determining whether (and, if desired, the extent to which) transfer of electrons between the said electron-donor or electron-acceptor label and a suitable charge-transfer partner resulting in charge-transfer complex formation is perturbed by ligand complex formation and/or by controlled external influences.
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