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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2003
Craig D. Shimasaki, Edmond, OK (US);
Komandoor Elayavalli Achyuthan, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Brooks Edwards, Cambridge, MA (US);
Craig D. Shimasaki, Edmond, OK (US);
Komandoor Elayavalli Achyuthan, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Brooks Edwards, Cambridge, MA (US);
Zymetx, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Abstract
A chemiluminescent system for detecting the presence of influenza virus in a biological fluid sample is provided. An influenza diagnostic kit is provided which includes (1) a sampling device for obtaining the biological fluid from a subject, (2) a chemiluminescent substrate material which, in the presence of influenza virus in the biological sample, will generate a chemiluminescent product that will produce detectable light, and (3) a means for detecting any generated light. A liquid sample containing the biological fluid, and preferably a diluent, are contacted with the an absorbent material containing the chemiluminescent substrate material. The substrate responds to neuraminidase activity intrinsic to influenza A and influenza B virus particles, such that when the substrate is in contact with influenza virus, the substrate is cleaved to yield a chemiluminescent product that then decomposes to produce light which can then be detected. The chemiluminescent substrate materials include enzymatically triggerable 1,2-dioxetane derivatives of 4-alkoxy-N-acetylneuraminic acid and 4,7-dialkoxy-N-acetyineuraminic acid. The system is sufficiently simple that it can reliably be used by a layperson in a nonmedical setting. The biological fluid generally originates from the oral cavity, the pharyngeal cavity, or the nasopharyngeal cavity.