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Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006

Filed:

Jun. 14, 2005
Applicants:

Michael L. Simpson, Knoxville, TN (US);

Michael J. Paulus, Knoxville, TN (US);

Gary S. Sayler, Blaine, TN (US);

Bruce M. Applegate, West Lafayette, IN (US);

Steven A. Ripp, Knoxville, TN (US);

Inventors:

Michael L. Simpson, Knoxville, TN (US);

Michael J. Paulus, Knoxville, TN (US);

Gary S. Sayler, Blaine, TN (US);

Bruce M. Applegate, West Lafayette, IN (US);

Steven A. Ripp, Knoxville, TN (US);

Assignee:

UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/554 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Bioelectronic devices for the detection of estrogen include a collection of eukaryotic cells which harbor a recombinant lux gene from a high temperature microorganism wherein the gene is operably linked with a heterologous promoter gene. A detectable light-emitting lux gene product is expressed in the presence of the estrogen and detected by the device.


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