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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:
Apr. 29, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 25 ; 435-4 ; 435189 ; 436 63 ; 436 97 ; 436811 ; 530412 ; 530413 ; 530417 ; 530418 ; 530427 ;
Abstract
Enzyme specific for bilirubin which has a phenol oxidase activity of less than 0.5% and an activity for biliverdin of less than 10%, a broad pH optimum as well as a good thermostability. The enzyme is obtainable from plants such as alfalfa and is suitable for the determination as well as for the degradation of bilirubin in particular in biological liquids.