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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 1985
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Denise D LaRossa, Rochester, NY (US);
Allen L Thunberg, Pittsford, NY (US);
Gary E Norton, Rochester, NY (US);
Glen M Dappen, Webster, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 21 ; 435805 ;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a dry analytical element and a method of using same for quantitatively detecting alkaline phosphatase in an aqueous liquid. The element comprises, in fluid contact, first and second reagent zones which can be self-supporting or carried on a support. The first reagent zone contains a substrate for alkaline phosphatase, e.g. p-nitrophenyl phosphate, and the second reagent zone contains a buffer which is an alkali metal or ammonium salt and has a pKa in the range of 9-11.5, e.g. an alkali metal salt of carbonic acid.