Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving viable micro-organism
Reexamination Certificate
2004-12-22
2010-12-14
Weber, Jon P (Department: 1657)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving viable micro-organism
C435S004000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07851179
ABSTRACT:
A method for measuring LAM and a method for detecting an acid-fast bacterium, which comprise at least a step of allowing aLimulusreagent to contact with a LAM-containing sample, a method for removing reactivity of LAM with aLimulusreagent, which comprises at least a step of allowing a predetermined substance to coexist with a LAM-containing sample; a method for measuring Et in a LAM-containing sample and a method for detecting an Et-related disease, which each is a method for measuring an endotoxin using aLimulusreagent, which comprises at least a step of removing reactivity of LAM with aLimulusreagent by the above-described removing method; a method for measuring BG in a LAM-containing sample and a method for detecting mycosis, which is a method for measuring BG using aLimulusreagent which comprises at least a step of removing reactivity of LAM with aLimulusreagent by the described-described removing method; and the like.
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Takahashi Shoji
Tanaka Shigenori
Seikagaku Corporation
Srivastava Kailash C
Sughrue & Mion, PLLC
Weber Jon P
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