The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 19, 1988
Filed:
May. 07, 1984
Graham Davis, Bedforshire, GB;
Hugh A Hill, Oxford, GB;
Genetics International, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
This specification discloses methods of detection or measurement of an enzyme or of its specific substrate, and sensors used in such methods. The present invention is concerned with a multi-enzyme system, and the specification discloses, as one aspect of the invention a method of assay in which an electrode poised at a suitable potential is contacted with a system comprising a first enzyme, a cofactor linked with said enzyme and a mediator compound which transfers charge to the electrode from the first enzyme when its electrical state is changed by reaction of cofactor material. The cofactor may be NAD, NADP (both collectively referred to herein as NAD(P)), cAMP, ATP, GTP, TTP, or CTP. The specification particularly illustrates a method of assay in which an electrode (1) poised at a suitable potential is contacted with a system comprising a first enzyme E.sub.1 a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide compound N linked with said enzyme E.sub.1 and a mediator compound F which transfers charge to the electrodes from the first enzyme when its electrical state is changed by a NAD(P) NAD(P)H reaction. The NAD compound may act as a 'bridge' between the said enzyme/mediator system and further NAD utilizing enzyme E2.