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Enzymatic determination of glucose
Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
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Filing: 1973-09-10
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Granted: 1976-06-22
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Expires: 1993-09-10
Abstract
Abstract Glucose is rapidly ad quantitatively determined with an analytical agent containing glucose dehydrogenase having an activity of at least 2 μ/mg and NADH 2 oxidase activity less than 0.1%, a pyridine coenzyme, a buffer and mutarotase to increase spontaneous mutarotation of alpha-glucose to beta-glucose. There may be optionally present inhibitors for reduced pyridine coenzyme oxidases and a thermal stabilizing amount of alkali metal chloride.
Inventors
- 👤 Dieter Banauch
- 👤 Wolfgang Brummer
- 👤 Wolfgang Ebeling
- 👤 Roland Helger
- 👤 Norbert Hennrich
- 👤 Hermann Lang
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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CPC Classifications
C; C12; C12Q; C12Q1/00; C12Q1/54
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
An analytical agent for the quantitative enzymatic determination of glucose, consisting essentially of: a. glucose dehydrogenase having a dry weight activity of at least 2 U/mg., the NAOH 2 oxidase activity of which is less than 0.1% of said glucose dehydrogenase activity; b. a pyridine coenzyme selected from the group consisting of NAD, NADP, thio-NAD, thio-NADP, nicotinamide purine dinucleotide, nicotinamide-(6-methylpurine)-dinucleotide and nicotinamide-(2-chloro-6-methylpurine)-dinucleotide in an amount sufficient to provide about a 2.0-5.0 millimole concentration in an analytical test solution; c. means for maintaining an aqueous test solution of said analytical agent at a pH of about 6.5-8.5; and d. mutarotase in an amount sufficient to increase the spontaneous mutarotation of α-glucose to β-glucose in said test solution by more than 50%.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
An analytical agent for the quantitative enzymatic determination of glucose, consisting essentially of: a. glucose dehydrogenase having a dry weight activity of at least 2 U/mg., the NAOH 2 oxidase activity of which is less than 0.1% of said glucose dehydrogenase activity; b. a pyridine coenzyme selected from the group consisting of NAD, NADP, thio-NAD, thio-NADP, nicotinamide purine dinucleotide, nicotinamide-(6-methylpurine)-dinucleotide and nicotinamide-(2-chloro-6-methylpurine)-dinucleotide in an amount sufficient to provide about a 2.0-5.0 millimole concentration in an analytical test solution; c. means for maintaining an aqueous test solution of said analytical agent at a pH of about 6.5-8.5; and d. mutarotase in an amount sufficient to increase the spontaneous mutarotation of α-glucose to β-glucose in said test solution by more than 50%.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An analytical agent according to claim 1, further comprising an inhibitor for oxidase of reduced pyridine coenzymes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
An analytical agent according to claim 1, further comprising a thermal stabilizing amount of an alkali metal chloride.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
An analytical agent according to claim 3, wherein the alkali chloride is sodium chloride.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
An analytical agent according to claim 1, wherein said pyridine coenzyme is NAD or NADP.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
An analytical agent according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of mutarotase activity to glucose dehydrogenase activity is about 0.25-1 : 10.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
An analytical agent according to claim 6, wherein said pyridine coenzyme is NAD or NADP.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
An analytical agent according to claim 7, further comprising a thermal stabilizing amount of sodium chloride.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
An analytical agent according to claim 8, wherein said pyridine coenzyme is NAD.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
A process for the quantitative enzymatic determination of glucose, which comprises reacting a glucosecontaining test solution with an analytical agent according to claim 1 to reduce the pyridine coenzyme therein and measuring the concentration of the resultant reduced pyridine coenzyme by spectrophotometry or fluorometry.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-06-22 | 1979-12-22 | 1980-06-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-06-22 | 1983-12-22 | 1984-06-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-06-22 | 1987-12-22 | 1988-06-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |