Synthetic peptides for the detection of trimethylamine (TMA) and their detection method and device
US6218507A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/68
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention describes a peptide and analogues thereof, which is a fragment of an olfactory receptor protein capable of selectively binding to trimethylamine so that they are useful for detecting trimethylamine. The present invention further describes a method and a device for detecting trimethylamine by using the peptide and the analogues thereof.
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