Compositions for simultaneous detection of volatile sulfur compounds and polyamines
US8337774B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2030 |
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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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