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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Mologic Limited, Bedfordshire, GB;
Inventor:
James A. Schouten, Beds, GB;
Assignee:
Mologic Limited, Bedfordshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/37 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); C07K 5/083 (2006.01); C07K 7/06 (2006.01); G01N 33/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/37 (2013.01); B01L 3/5055 (2013.01); C07K 5/0808 (2013.01); C07K 7/06 (2013.01); G01N 33/583 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0809 (2013.01);
Abstract
A polypeptide comprising a chromogenic amino acid. The chromogenic amino acid is flanked by at least one amino acid to the N and C termini thereof. The amine group of the chromogenic amino acid has a pKa of less than 5. The chromogenic amino acid is capable of reacting with a conjugated aldehyde. The polypeptide comprises a target sequence for a target protease which is capable of cleaving the peptide bond comprising the amino group of the chromogenic amino acid.