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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2006
Martha O'brien, Madison, WI (US);
Keith V. Wood, Mt. Horeb, WI (US);
Dieter Klaubert, Arroyo Grande, CA (US);
William Daily, Santa Maria, CA (US);
Martha O'Brien, Madison, WI (US);
Keith V. Wood, Mt. Horeb, WI (US);
Dieter Klaubert, Arroyo Grande, CA (US);
William Daily, Santa Maria, CA (US);
Promeaga Corporation, Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
A sensitive bioluminescent assay to detect proteases, including caspases and proteases that specifically cleave a peptide substrate having aspartate, is provided. In one embodiment, the assay employs an aminoluciferin or a carboxy-terminal protected derivative thereof covalently linked via a peptide bond to a substrate for a caspase or an aminoluciferin or a carboxy-terminal protected derivative thereof covalently linked via a peptide bond to a peptide substrate comprising aspartate that is specifically cleaved by a protease specific for the substrate.