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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:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Houston Cromartie, Albany, CA (US);
Nicholas David Polge, Rhonert Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Syngenta Limited, Guildford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/300 ;
Abstract
The invention provides methods of detecting shikimic acid comprising the steps of: oxidizing shikimic acid with periodic acid or a reagent comprising periodate and periodic acid; adding a strong base to generate a chromophore; stabilizing the chromophore with sulfite; detecting the presence of the chromophore; and optionally quantifying the amount of the chromophore. The methods of the invention can be performed directly with tissue extracts, preferably plant tissue extracts.