Analytical, element, composition and method using modified apo-horseradish peroxidase
US5776714A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 10, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/968
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Modified apo-peroxidases have been found useful in analytical methods to remove the bias caused by the presence of hemoglobin in the test specimens. While apo-peroxidases are known to remove serum interferents, they fail to overcome the hemoglobin bias, particularly when dry coated analytical elements are used in the assays. Blocking the nitrogen atoms of the imidzolyl groups of the histidine amino acids of the apo-peroxidase prevents catalytic activity of the protein in the presence of hemoglobin.
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