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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2008
Carina Horn, Alsbach-Haehnlein, DE;
Hans-peter Josel, Weilheim, DE;
Juergen Spinke, Lorsch, DE;
Rupert Herrmann, Weilheim, DE;
Dieter Heindl, Paehl, DE;
Carina Horn, Alsbach-Haehnlein, DE;
Hans-Peter Josel, Weilheim, DE;
Juergen Spinke, Lorsch, DE;
Rupert Herrmann, Weilheim, DE;
Dieter Heindl, Paehl, DE;
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A method and reagent for detecting the presence or amount of an analyte by a redox reaction and a fluorimetric determination, is disclosed. The reagent comprises a compound of the general formula Q-F as a redox indicator, wherein Q is a quencher group and F is a fluorophore group. The quencher group Q or/and the fluorophore group F can be reduced or oxidized, and the fluorescence can change depending on the reduction or oxidation.