Chromogenic substrates for detecting bacterial hydrolases
US6340573B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/975
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention concerns a chromogenous substrate for detecting the presence of at least one enzyme enzymatic activity. The invention also concerns a method for using such a substrate. The invention further concerns a method for identification based on such substrates and a device for implementing said identification method. The invention is characterized in that the substrate consists of at lease two molecules, a first molecule consisting of a non-chromogenous marker part associated with at least a specific target part for the enzyme and a second molecule consisting of a non-chromogenous part, and the non-chromogenous marker part, once it is released, reacts with the second molecule to form a chromogenous molecule. The invention is particularly applicable in bacteriology.
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