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Single color reading method for determining fructosamine
Assignee: Revvity Health Sciences Inc
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Filing: 1985-09-19
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Granted: 1991-03-26
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Expires: 2005-09-19
Abstract
Abstract A single color determination method of quantization of the amount of fructosamine in a sample such as serum by removing other interfering reducing agents and developing a color with a coloring agent such as tetrazolium salt.
Inventors
- 👤 Murray A. Rosenthal
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 14:44
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/50; G01N33/66; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S436/00; Y10S436/825; Y10S436/904; Y10T; Y10T436/00; Y10T436/14; Y10T436/142222; Y10T436/143333; Y10T436/144444; Y10T436/25; Y10T436/25125
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A method of determining the level of fructosamine in a blood sample or a sample derived from blood, said method comprising the steps of eliminating any interfering substances from the sample, controlling the pH of the sample to a value between 10 and 14, adding a coloring agent to the sample and, after a delay, taking a color measurement and determining the fructosamine level in said sample by comparing a single color measurement with that of a single color measurement on a standard solution, wherein the coloring agent and pH conditions are selected such that a change of color in the coloring agent is caused by glucose in the sample that has reacted or associated with an amine group of protein and has undergone a molecular rearrangement to form fructosamine.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
130 words
A method of determining the level of fructosamine in a blood sample or a sample derived from blood, said method comprising the steps of eliminating any interfering substances from the sample, controlling the pH of the sample to a value between 10 and 14, adding a coloring agent to the sample and, after a delay, taking a color measurement and determining the fructosamine level in said sample by comparing a single color measurement with that of a single color measurement on a standard solution, wherein the coloring agent and pH conditions are selected such that a change of color in the coloring agent is caused by glucose in the sample that has reacted or associated with an amine group of protein and has undergone a molecular rearrangement to form fructosamine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method as in claim 1 wherein interfering substances are eliminated by treating the sample with a strong base.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as in claim 1 wherein the pH of the sample is controlled to a value between 10.5 and 10.8.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method as in claim 1 wherein the pH of the sample is controlled by adding a buffer to the sample, said buffer comprising sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate in suitable proportions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the coloring agent is tetrazolium salt.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the salt is 2-(4-iodophenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-phenyl tetrazolium choride.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
104 words
A mehod of determining the fructosamine level in a sample, said method comprising the steps of eliminating any interfering substances from the sample and controlling the pH of the sample to a value between 10 and 14, adding a coloring agent to the sample capable of reacting with fructosamine to develop a color and, after a delay, taking a single color measurement and determining the fructosamine level in said sample by comparing single color measurement with a color developed with said coloring agent and standard fructosamine solution, wherein any reaction between the coloring agent and fructosamine in the sample is stopped by an acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
104 words
A mehod of determining the fructosamine level in a sample, said method comprising the steps of eliminating any interfering substances from the sample and controlling the pH of the sample to a value between 10 and 14, adding a coloring agent to the sample capable of reacting with fructosamine to develop a color and, after a delay, taking a single color measurement and determining the fructosamine level in said sample by comparing single color measurement with a color developed with said coloring agent and standard fructosamine solution, wherein any reaction between the coloring agent and fructosamine in the sample is stopped by an acid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the pH is lowered to below 5.
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