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Substrates and method for determining enzymes

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-06-15
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Granted: 1983-10-11
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Expires: 2001-06-15
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Abstract

Abstract A method is disclosed for determining the presence of an enzyme in a biological fluid, which includes the steps of contacting the fluid with a synthetic chromogenic substrate, which is an amino acid derivative of 7-amino-4-trifluoromethylcoumarin; incubating the substrate-containing fluid to effect enzymatic hydrolysis; and fluorometrically determining the presence of the free 7-amino-4-trifluoromethylcoumarin chromophore in the hydrolyzate.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert E. Smith
  • 👤 Eugene R. Bissell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 23:46
CPC Classifications
C; C12; C12Q; C12Q1/00; C12Q1/34; C12Q1/37; C07; C07D; C07D311/00; C07D311/02; C07D311/04; C07D311/06; C07D311/08; C07D311/16; C07K; C07K5/00; C07K5/04; C07K5/06; C07K5/06191; C07K5/08; C07K5/0827; C07K5/10; C07K5/1027; C12Q2337/00; C12Q2337/20; C12Q2337/24

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 58 words
A proteolytic enzyme substrate of the formula ##STR6## wherein R is an amino acid, a peptide, an amino acid which has been reacted with a blocking group, or a peptide, the terminal amino acid of which has been reacted with a blocking group; and R is releaseable therefrom by enzymatic hydrolysis to form a measureable amount of 7-amino-4-trifluoromethylcoumarin.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 58 words
A proteolytic enzyme substrate of the formula ##STR6## wherein R is an amino acid, a peptide, an amino acid which has been reacted with a blocking group, or a peptide, the terminal amino acid of which has been reacted with a blocking group; and R is releaseable therefrom by enzymatic hydrolysis to form a measureable amount of 7-amino-4-trifluoromethylcoumarin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
The substrate of claim 1, wherein R is an amino acid chain comprising from 1 to about 12 amino acids.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 20 words
The substrate of claim 1, wherein R is an amino acid chain comprising from 1 to about 6 amino acids.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 9 words
The substrate of claim 1 wherein R is gly-gly-arg-.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 9 words
The substrate of claim 1, wherein R is d-ala-leu-lys-.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 9 words
The substrate of claim 1, wherein R is leu-.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 9 words
The substrate of claim 1, wherein R is Cbz-Val-Lys-Lys-Arg-.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 24 words
The substrate of any one of claims 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, wherein a blocking group is bonded to the terminal amino acid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 18 words
The substrate of claim 8, wherein said blocking group is carbobenzoxy, benzoyl, glutaryl, t-butylcarbonyl, d-proline, d-valine, or d-alanine.

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