Method for stabilizing hydrolysis-sensitive molecules or molecular moieties

US6010868A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Behring Diagnostics GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Stephan Neuenhofer · Marburg, DE
• Reinhard Kasmarker · Marburg, DE
• Gotz Walter · Kirchhain, DE
• Hans-Peter Harthus · Marburg, DE
• Gunther Nau · Marburg, DE
• Heinz Jurgen Skrzipczyk · Walldorf, DE
• Peter Molz · Mainz, DE
• Norbert Madry · Marburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 20, 1996
• Grant date: Jan 4, 2000
• Expiry date: Dec 20, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S435/975
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention concerns a method of stabilizing molecules, or parts of molecules, which are sensitive to hydrolysis, in particular hydrolysis-sensitive labels or label-containing tracers in aqueous solutions. The invention also concerns kits for carrying out immunological assays making use of the method proposed.