Dye labeled polymers as reagents for measuring polymer degradation
US5719031A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 14, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S530/814
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention relates to polymers labeled with fluorescent dye to the point that significant fluorescence quenching occurs, such that degradation of the polymer results in fluorescence enhancement. The resulting fluorescence enhancement is useful for measuring the degradation of such polymers, for example as a result of enzymatic hydrolyis of a protein, carbohydrate, nucleic acid, or other natural or synthetic polymer.
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