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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 1993
Filed:
May. 10, 1991
Walter Rittersdorf, Mannheim, DE;
Werner Guethlein, Mannheim, DE;
Detlef Thym, Mannheim, DE;
Peter Vogel, Hemsbach, DE;
Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for determining an ion in an aqueous sample. The method involves contacting the sample with a water immiscible material including an ionophore, a pH indicator and a compound which stabilizes sensitivity of the assay. The ion reacts with the ionophore in the water immiscible material, releasing a proton which reacts with the pH indicator generating a color change which is representative of the ion to be measured. The stabilizing compound stabilizes this change. Also described are compositions including the three recited elements, and various new compounds useful as the stabilizer.