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Vesicles and use thereof in an assay

Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Co
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Filing: 1986-03-03
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Granted: 1988-01-05
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Expires: 2006-03-03
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Abstract

Abstract Sacs comprising a compound having a hydrophilic peptide radical are prepared and are believed to have improved stability as a result of hydrogen bonding. The sacs, including a detectable marker and derivatized with a ligand may be used as a tracer in an assay.

Inventors

  • 👤 Daniel B. Wagner
  • 👤 Uri Piran

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 09:41
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/50; G01N33/53; G01N33/531; G01N33/532; G01N33/58; G01N33/585; G01N33/586; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S436/00; Y10S436/815; Y10S436/829

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim 55 words
A composition, comprising: a sac, said sac including a detectable marker and being derivatized with a ligand, at least a portion of said sac being formed from a compound having the following formula: X--Y--Z wherein X is a hydrophobic radical; Y is a hydrophilic peptide; and Z is a radical including a non-hydrolyzable polar group.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 55 words
A composition, comprising: a sac, said sac including a detectable marker and being derivatized with a ligand, at least a portion of said sac being formed from a compound having the following formula: X--Y--Z wherein X is a hydrophobic radical; Y is a hydrophilic peptide; and Z is a radical including a non-hydrolyzable polar group.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 11 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the polar group is sulfonate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 22 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the polar group is selected from the group consisting of sulfonate, phosphonate, phosphinate and quaternary amine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 59 words
In an assay for an analyte wherein at least one of a binder and analyte is contacted with a tracer, the improvement comprising: effecting the contacting of at least one of the analyte and binder with a tracer comprising the composition of claim 3 wherein the ligand of the tracer is bound by one of the binder and analyte.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 34 words
A reagent kit for determining an analyte, comprising: a package, said package including a binder for at least one of an analyte and a tracer; and a tracer comprising the composition of claim 3.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 126 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the hydrophobic radical X is a radical selected from the group consisting of radicals having structural formulas Ii and III: ##STR2## wherein each of R 1 and R 2 is selected from the groups consisting of substituted and unsubstituted hydrocarbon radicals having at least 11 carbon atoms and each of B 1 and B 2 is selected from the group consisting of --CH 2 --; --C(O)NH--; NH; --C(O)0--; --O--; --S--; T is selected from the group consisting of --NH-- --R 4 --F-- wherein R 4 is a hydrocarbon radical having from 1-3 carbon atoms and F is selected from the group consisting of --S--, --NH--, and --C(O)--, and A is a hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 59 words
In an assay for an analyte wherein at least one of a binder an analyte is contacted with a tracer, the improvement comprising: effecting the contacting of at least one of the analyte and binder with a tracer comprising the composition of claim 6 wherein the ligand of the tracer is bound by one of the binder and analyte.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 34 words
A reagent kit for determining an analyte, comprising: a package, said package including a binder for at least one of an analyte and a tracer; and a tracer comprising the composition of claim 6.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 59 words
In an assay for an analyte wherein at least one of a binder an analyte is contacted with a tracer, the improvement comprising: effecting the contacting of at least one of the analyte and binder with a tracer comprising the composition of claim 1, wherein the ligand of the tracer is bound by one of the binder and analyte.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 12 words
The assay of claim 9 wherein the detectable marker is a chromogen.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 11 words
The assay of claim 10 wherein the chromogen is sulforhodamine B.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 34 words
A reagent kit for determining an analyte, comprising: a package, said package including a binder for at least one of an analyte and a tracer; and a tracer comprising the composition of claim 1.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 13 words
The reagent kit of claim 12 wherein the detectable marker is a chromogen.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 12 words
The reagent kit of claim 13 wherein the chromogen is sulforhodamine B.

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