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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:
Jun. 16, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
James H Gilbert, Oakland, CA (US);
John C Mauck, Rochester, NY (US);
Mark D Stowers, Webster, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12Q / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-5 ; 435-736 ; 435262 ; 435267 ; 435272 ; 436 17 ; 436510 ;
Abstract
An extraction method for lysing chlamydial, gonococcal or herpes organisms and extracting detectable antigen therefrom involves the use of a protease. In particular, the antigen can be effectively extracted from a biological specimen which contains whole blood or mucous using a protease. The extracted antigen can be effectively detected in an immunoassay involving antibodies directed to the antigen. The protease is novel to the process and is obtained from Bacillus subtilisin.