Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving luciferase
Patent
1997-08-01
1999-05-18
Beisner, William H.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving luciferase
435 30, 4352877, 4352879, 4352881, C12Q1/66
Patent
active
059050292
ABSTRACT:
A rapid detection of ATP using dried luciferase/luciferin reagent. A liquid that may include an extraction reagent is applied to the testing surface, such as a counter top. A sampling device having a handle and an absorbent tip is wiped across the testing surface. The absorbent tip absorbs the sample. The sample is then placed in a counting tube. Luciferase/luciferin reagent is immobilized on the absorbent tip of the sampling device or in the bottom of a counting tube. In either case, the liquid rehydrates the luciferase/luciferin reagent allowing ATP present in the sample to react with the luciferase. Light produced by the reaction is measured with a luminometer.
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Andreotti Peter E.
Berthold Fritz
Beisner William H.
Berthold Fritz
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