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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Quest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Sum Chan, San Clemente, CA (US);
Qibo Jiang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Richard E. Reitz, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
Quest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/42 (2006.01); G01N 33/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/42 (2013.01); G01N 33/82 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are methods for determining the amount of total thiamine in a body fluid sample using liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. Total thiamine is converted to free thiamine by treatment with an acid phosphatase prior to thiamine separation and quantification.