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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2003
Applicant:
Bradley D. Smith, Granger, IN (US);
Inventor:
Bradley D. Smith, Granger, IN (US);
Assignee:
University of Notre Dame du Lac, Notre Dame, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/30 (2006.01); G01N 21/76 (2006.01); G01N 33/533 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a method and compound for sensing the presence of anionic phospholipids, especially phosphatidylserine, on the surface of vesicles and cells. Upon introducing a compound having the structure below to a sample of cells or vesicles, the compound binds to anionic phopholipids on the surface of cells or vesicles and the presence of the compound is detected reflecting the presence of anionic phospholipids in the sample