Steroid sulfatase assay
US5891620A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 2, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/975
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An assay comprising determining the absence or presence of steroid sulphatase activity is described. In a preferred embodiment, the assay uses white blood cells. The assay can be used to determine if an agent is an in vitro and/or in vivo steroid sulphatase inhibitor.
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