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Reagent for digestion of hemoglobin

US7807401B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims

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Assignee

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. · US

Inventors

Uwe Kobold · Wielenbach, DE
Thomas Duelffer · Weilheim, DE
Rupert Herrmann · Weilheim, DE
Bernd Vogt · Tutzing, DE
Herbert von der Eltz · Spaichingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 9, 2008
Grant date	Oct 5, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 7, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2333/95
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a reagent for digestion of hemoglobin comprising a buffer, pepsin and a 1,3-dialkyl-imidazolium salt. It also discloses to the use of this reagent in a method for digesting hemoglobin, in a method for detecting HbA1c, and to a sampling tube for collection of a whole blood sample comprising said reagent for digesting hemoglobin.

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