Compositions and methods for simultaneous detection of volatile sulfur compounds and polyamines
US7723118B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/18
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed are compositions and methods useful for the rapid and facile simultaneous detection of malodorous bacterial metabolites in samples of expired breath and other fluids. The invention enables estimation, by simple visual inspection and comparison against standards, of the concentration of polyamines and volatile sulfur compounds in the micromolar to millimolar range.
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