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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 1979
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1978
Charles T Lam, Elkhart, IN (US);
Chauncey O Rupe, Elkhart, IN (US);
Miles Laboratories, Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Abstract
A novel test composition, device and method for determining the presence of urobilinogen in a test sample. The composition is capable of producing a detectable response, such as a change in color or change in light absorption, thus indicating the presence of urobilinogen, both on a qualitative and a semi-quantitative basis. Briefly, the composition comprises para-di(lower alkyl)aminobenzaldehyde as an indicator compound, a buffer substance capable of producing a pH of about 0.5 to 3, and a compound having the structure ##STR1## in which X is O or S, and in which R and R', same or different, are lower alkyl, or R and R' together are lower alkylene or ##STR2## wherein n is an integer of 1 to about 6. The device comprises a carrier matrix incorporated with the composition. The method of use comprises contacting a test sample with the composition or device and observing any detectable response formed therein.