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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1992

Filed:

Jul. 19, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:

Masahisa Okada, Tokyo, JP;

Yoshihiro Ashihara, Tokyo, JP;

Tadashi Ninomiya, Tokyo, JP;

Akira Yano, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

Fujirebio, Inc., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12Q / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-6 ; 435-79 ; 435 19 ; 435 21 ; 436172 ; 436800 ; 436805 ;
Abstract

A multi-pH chemiluminescence-based assay method comprising first-stage light production by the activation by cleavage of a phosphatase cleavable dioxetane derivative within a pH range optimal for enzyme catalysis, followed by the second-stage generation of increased light energy from the products of enzyme-catalyzed cleavage of the dioxetane derivative by the adjustment of the pH to a strongly alkaline pH optimal for the generation of light energy. The assay method is suitable for both solution phase and solid state assay formats. Light generation enhancers can be used further to increase the light yield.


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