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Fluorescent energy transfer ligand interaction assay on a lipid film

US6235535A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 24, 1998
Grant dateMay 22, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 24, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S436/829
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention relates to a fluorescence-based immunoassay method for the detection of an analyte, or for the measurement of its concentration in a biological sample. The method is based on the ability of a multivalent analyte to induce aggregation of receptor molecules labeled with a fluorophore, which molecules are anchored to and are freely mobile on a lipid membrane, and thereby cause changes in the fluorescence.

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