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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:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tatsuya Sakakibara, Noda, JP;
Seiji Murakami, Noda, JP;
Noriaki Hattori, Noda, JP;
Keiko Yajitate, Noda, JP;
Teruo Watarai, Noda, JP;
Motoo Nakajima, Noda, JP;
Kazuhiro Imai, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kikkoman Corporation, Noda, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/66 ; C12Q 1/42 ; C12Q 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/66 ; C12Q 1/42 ; C12Q 1/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a process for eliminating effectively ATP in a sample, using adenosine phosphate deaminase alone or in combination with at least one enzyme from the group consisting of apyrase, alkaline phosphatase, acid phosphatase, hexokinase and adenosine triphosphatase, a process for determining biological cells contained in foods and beverages in convenient and precise manner in combination with bioluminescence method, and a reagent for the determination thereof.