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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Johan Hendrikus Verheijen, Berkel en Rodenrijs, NL;
Jan Roeland Occo Hanemaaijer, Voorhout, NL;
Inventors:
Johan Hendrikus Verheijen, Berkel en Rodenrijs, NL;
Jan Roeland Occo Hanemaaijer, Voorhout, NL;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/37 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an improved protease assay in which the proteases are detected on basis of their capability to cleave a modified pro-caspase which will yield an activated caspase which can then further be detected. Also part of the invention are the modified pro-caspases and kits comprising said modified pro-caspases.