Fluorescent enzyme substrates
US5998593A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2333/924
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Fluorescent enzyme substrates are provided. The substrates are derivatives of coumarin having an enzyme cleavable group at position 7 and a hydrophilic amide group at position 4. The compounds are highly water soluble, stable at ambient and reduced temperatures and fluoresce upon cleavage by an enzyme.
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