US5234586A
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On-line product identification in a chromatography effluent by subtraction
Assignee: Applied Biosystems LLC
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Filing: 1993-01-15
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Granted: 1993-08-10
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Expires: 2013-01-15
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a method and apparatus for the rapid identification of a solute of interest in an effluent stream. The method involves separation of the solutes in the effluent and identification of a particular solute of interest by its selective subtraction from the effluent stream.
Inventors
- 👤 Noubar B. Afeyan
- 👤 Fred E. Regnier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 03:32
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N30/00; G01N30/02; G01N30/26; G01N30/38; G01N30/46; G01N30/461; G01N27/00; G01N27/26; G01N27/416; G01N27/447; G01N27/44704; G01N27/44717; G01N30/62; B; B01; B01D; B01D15/00; B01D15/08; G01N30/04; G01N30/06; G01N30/14; G01N2030/143; G01N30/50; G01N30/52; G01N2030/524; G01N2030/621; G01N2030/625; G01N30/88; G01N2030/8809; G01N2030/8813; G01N2030/8831; G01N30/80; G01N30/82
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
An apparatus for identifying a preselected subset of individual solutes from a liquid feed which includes a plurality of solutes, comprising: means for interacting differentially with said plurality of solutes in said liquid feed to produce a first stream rich sequentially in individual solutes; first detector means for providing a first output indicative of the temporal presence of said individual solutes in said first stream; means for extracting from said first stream said preselected subset of said individual solutes, said means comprising a solute specific affinity chromatography sorbent, to produce a second stream rich sequentially in remaining individual solutes; second detector means for providing a second output indicative of the temporal presence in said second stream of said remaining individual solutes; and comparator means which compares said first output and said second output and which identifies the presence and location of said preselected subset of said individual solutes in said first stream.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
152 words
An apparatus for identifying a preselected subset of individual solutes from a liquid feed which includes a plurality of solutes, comprising: means for interacting differentially with said plurality of solutes in said liquid feed to produce a first stream rich sequentially in individual solutes; first detector means for providing a first output indicative of the temporal presence of said individual solutes in said first stream; means for extracting from said first stream said preselected subset of said individual solutes, said means comprising a solute specific affinity chromatography sorbent, to produce a second stream rich sequentially in remaining individual solutes; second detector means for providing a second output indicative of the temporal presence in said second stream of said remaining individual solutes; and comparator means which compares said first output and said second output and which identifies the presence and location of said preselected subset of said individual solutes in said first stream.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first detector means and said second detector means comprise a single detector.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein one of said detector means comprises means for monitoring the ultraviolet absorbance of solutes in a liquid passing through said one of said detector means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for interacting differentially comprises a liquid chromatography system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said liquid chromatography system comprises chromatography media selected from the group consisting of anionic exchange, cationic exchange, hydrophobic interaction, hydrophilic interaction, molecular sieve, size exclusion, metal ion affinity and bioaffinity media.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for interacting differentially with plural solutes in a liquid feed comprises an electrophoretic system.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said electrophoretic system is a capillary electrophoretic system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 6 or 7 wherein said electrophoretic system is selected from the group consisting of gel electrophoresis, zone electrophoresis and isoelectric focusing.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for extracting comprises a solute-specific affinity sorbent for extracting a single solute.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said plural solutes in said liquid feed comprise biological macromolecules.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein one of said detector means comprises means for detecting the presence of a protein in a liquid passing through said one of said detector means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein one of said detector means comprises means for detecting the instantaneous concentration of said individual solutes.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for interacting differentially comprises a liquid chromatography system comprising ionic exchange chromatography media.
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