US5124253A
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Dry strip element for the electrochemical detection of theophylline
Assignee: Medisense Inc
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Filing: 1989-09-27
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Granted: 1992-06-23
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Expires: 2009-09-27
Abstract
Abstract A dry strip element for use in an electrochemical assay for determining theophylline in a sample, the test element carrying a working electrode and a reference electrode and separately carrying at the working electrode an alkaline phosphatase and an electroinactive phosphate ester which is a substrate for the alkaline phosphatase and from which an electroactive compound can be released by catalytic activity of the alkaline phosphatase.
Inventors
- 👤 Nicola C. Foulds
- 👤 Jane M. Wilshere
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 17:47
CPC Classifications
C; C12; C12Q; C12Q1/00; C12Q1/34; C12Q1/42; C12Q1/001; C12Q1/005; C12Q2334/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S435/00; Y10S435/817
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
63 words
A dry strip element for use in an electrochemical assay method for detecting theophyline, said element comprising a working electrode and a reference electrode and separately comprising at the working electrode an alkaline phosphatase and an electroinactive phosphate ester which is a substrate for the alkaline phosphatase and from which an electroactive compound can be released by catalytic activity of the alkaline phosphatase.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
63 words
A dry strip element for use in an electrochemical assay method for detecting theophyline, said element comprising a working electrode and a reference electrode and separately comprising at the working electrode an alkaline phosphatase and an electroinactive phosphate ester which is a substrate for the alkaline phosphatase and from which an electroactive compound can be released by catalytic activity of the alkaline phosphatase.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A dry strip element according to claim 1, wherein the alkaline phosphatase and the electroinactive phosphate ester are in separate carbon-based layers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
A dry strip element according to claim 2, further comprising a support and wherein the carbon-based layers are on a first conductive track of the support and are in sufficiently close proximity to a reference electrode layer on a second conductive track on the support that a sample applied to said element bridges said carbon-based layers and said reference electrode.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
69 words
A dry strip element according to claim 1, which comprises an elongate, electrically-insulating support having a pair of longitudinal, substantially parallel, electrically-conducting tracks thereupon, each track being provided at the same and with means for electrical connection to a read-out means and provided with an electrode, one of the electrodes being the reference electrode and the other being the working electrode with enzyme and substrate separate from each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A dry strip element according to claim 11, which incorporates a buffer to buffer the pH at 9 to 10 during the assay said buffer being positioned between the region of sample application and the alkaline phosphatase.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A dry strip element according to claim 5, wherein a buffer-impregnated mesh overlies the alkaline phosphatase and the phosphate ester.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
A dry strip element according to claim 11, in which the alkaline phosphatase is positioned so as to protect said substrate from the sample allowing said alkaline phosphatase to be contacted by the sample before the phosphate ester.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A dry strip element according to claim 6, wherein the alkaline phosphatase overlies the phosphate ester which in turn overlies the working electrode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A dry strip element according to claim 1, wherein said phosphate ester is p aminophenyl phosphate.
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