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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:
Aug. 25, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles A Kasal, Bedford, TX (US);
Harold M Tinberg, Dallas, TX (US);
Obaid Hissami, Grapevine, TX (US);
David A Yost, Round Lake Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 26 ; 435 25 ;
Abstract
A method and kit for determining the amount of ammonia in a body fluid. The method and kit involve contacting the fluid with glutamate dehydrogenase, alpha-ketoglutarate and nicotinamide hypoxanthine dinucleotide phosphate and determining the amount of ammonia present in the fluid.