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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jonathan Kent Leland, Laurel, MD (US);
Michael Joseph Powell, Danville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Igen International, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/176 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/176 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition suitable for use in an ECL assay wherein electromagnetic radiation emitted by the composition is detected. The composition includes an amine or amine moiety which, when oxidized by exposure to an effective amount of electrochemical energy, forms a strong reducing agent in the composition; and an electrolyte capable of functioning as a medium in which an ECL moiety and the amine or amine moiety can be oxidized by exposure to electrochemical energy.