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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1982
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Allan L Louderback, Temple City, CA (US);
Thomas J Foley, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Assignee:
Beckman Instruments, Inc., Fullerton, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252408 ; 2323 / ; 23905 ;
Abstract
A stable blood serum conjugated bilirubin reference composition characterized in that the composition possess a pH of from about 8.2 to bout 9.2 and comprises (a) a sulfhydryl compound in an amount sufficient to enhance the stability of the conjugated bilirubin and (b) a chelating agent in an amount sufficient to bind all the metals present in the blood serum moiety of the composition. This blood serum conjugated bilirubin composition when stored in a gas impervious vial under an inert atmosphere has an excellent shelf life.