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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:
Apr. 14, 1987
Filed:
May. 05, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul F Wegfahrt, Jr, Camarillo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12Q / ; C12Q / ; C12Q / ; C12Q / ; C12Q / ; C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 14 ; 435-4 ; 435 15 ; 435 17 ; 435 21 ; 435 24 ; 435 26 ;
Abstract
There is provided an assay method for determining the concentration of magnesium ions in biological fluids. The method comprises the introduction of a sample of biological fluid to a magnesium-free assay solution containing at least one reactant and an enzyme capable of catalyzing a reaction with at least one reactant wherein the enzyme activity, and hence the rate of reaction, is partially or totally dependent on and correlatable to the concentration of magnesium that is present. The rate of reaction is measured by monitoring the loss of a detectable reactant or the formation of a detectable product.