Fluorogenic compounds
US6372895B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2333/924
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed are novel coumarin based fluorogenic compounds useful in assaying for biological activity. Specifically, these fluorogenic compounds exhibit fluorescence at particular wavelengths when cleaved by target enzymes. Preferred compounds include sugar and peptide derivatives of umbelliferone derivatives bearing a heterocyclic five membered ring at the 3-position. These compounds can be used for rapidly detecting food pathogens and for determining sterilization effectiveness. The compounds may also be used in a form bounded to a polymeric support or to a biomolecule or macromolecule.
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