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Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010

Filed:

Jan. 09, 2009
Applicants:

Stanley E. Charm, Boston, MA (US);

Cheryl B. Francisco, Assonet, MA (US);

Robert J. Markovsky, Brentwood, NH (US);

Robert S. Salter, Reading, MA (US);

Steven J. Saul, Arlington, MA (US);

Inventors:

Stanley E. Charm, Boston, MA (US);

Cheryl B. Francisco, Assonet, MA (US);

Robert J. Markovsky, Brentwood, NH (US);

Robert S. Salter, Reading, MA (US);

Steven J. Saul, Arlington, MA (US);

Assignee:

Charm Sciences, Inc., Lawrence, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods are provided for sensitive detection of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in samples using the luciferin-luciferase reaction. Aspects include using a pH composition that maximizes a signal to noise ratio. The maximum signal to noise ratio can be particularly useful with recombinant luciferase including recombinant Coleoptera luciferase.


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