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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:
Dec. 31, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard A Kaufman, Belleville, NJ (US);
John M Konopka, Westfield, NJ (US);
Henry J Rosenfeld, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Janine E Sabo, Lodi, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 26 ; 435123 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an improved enzymatic method for determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample body fluid. The improvement comprises a coupled enzyme reaction scheme comprising the in situ generation of reduced nicotinamide coenzyme, with either simultaneous or subsequent re-oxidation of coenzyme by an analyte substrate and substrate specific enzymes. The change in absorbance due to the reoxidation of coenzyme is proportional to the concentration of analyte in the reaction mixture.