Diagnostic gum for screening diabetes
US8257940B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/042
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A diagnostic chewing gum for identifying a risk for diabetes includes a mixture of an enzyme, a conjugated protein of the glucose enzyme, a substrate, and a gum base. The enzyme and the conjugated protein facilitate a conversion of the substrate to produce a detectable signal in the presence of glucose to produce a detectable change in the gum. In use, the gum is chewed, the resulting change in the gum is compared against a chart, and the risk for diabetes is determined from the chart.
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