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Synthetic peptides for the detection of trimethylamine (TMA) and their detection method and device

US6218507A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 28, 1998
Grant dateApr 17, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 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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