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Method and device for reducing oxygen with a reduced oxidase with color formation
Assignee: Michigan State University
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Filing: 1996-06-13
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Granted: 1997-08-05
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Expires: 2016-06-13
Abstract
Abstract A method and device for removing oxygen using a reduced oxidase enzyme and for providing a colorimetrically detectable signal of the presence of the oxygen is disclosed. A reduced laccase or ascorbate oxidase is preferably provided with a substrate which reduces the oxidase. Color is generated which can be detected visually or by other means such as a spectrophotometer. The method and device are particularly useful in the food, pharmaceutical and biological industries.
Inventors
- 👤 Alicia E. Gardiol
- 👤 Ruben J. Hernandez
- 👤 Bruce R. Harte
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 09:56
CPC Classifications
C; C12; C12Q; C12Q1/00; C12Q1/26; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S436/00; Y10S436/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A method which reduces oxygen gas in a confined space and provides a colorimetrically detectable indication of the presence of the oxygen gas in the confined space which comprises: (a) providing a reduced oxidase in an aqueous solution in the confined space, wherein the reduced oxidase is reactive with oxygen gas introduced into the confined space; (b) exposing the reduced oxidase in the aqueous solution to oxygen gas introduced into the confined space, wherein the reduced oxidase is oxidized by the oxygen gas to an oxidized oxidase thereby reducing the oxygen gas in the confined space and providing the colorimetrically detectable indication of the presence of the oxygen; (c) determining the light absorbance of the oxidized oxidase; and (d) correlating the light absorbance of the oxidized enzyme to the pressure of oxygen in the confined space.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
136 words
A method which reduces oxygen gas in a confined space and provides a colorimetrically detectable indication of the presence of the oxygen gas in the confined space which comprises: (a) providing a reduced oxidase in an aqueous solution in the confined space, wherein the reduced oxidase is reactive with oxygen gas introduced into the confined space; (b) exposing the reduced oxidase in the aqueous solution to oxygen gas introduced into the confined space, wherein the reduced oxidase is oxidized by the oxygen gas to an oxidized oxidase thereby reducing the oxygen gas in the confined space and providing the colorimetrically detectable indication of the presence of the oxygen; (c) determining the light absorbance of the oxidized oxidase; and (d) correlating the light absorbance of the oxidized enzyme to the pressure of oxygen in the confined space.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the oxidase is a laccase.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the oxidase is a laccase from Rhus vernicifera and the oxidized oxidase in the aqueous solution is blue in color when exposed to light at 610 nm.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
26 words
The method of any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein the exposing in step (b) is at a temperature between about 0° to 30° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 wherein in step (a) reduced oxidase is prepared by reducing the oxidase with a substrate for the oxidase in an aqueous solution.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the substrate is an ascorbate salt.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the ascorbate salt is sodium ascorbate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 5 wherein a chelating agent is provided in the solution.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the chelating agent is ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
197 words
A method for determining the presence of oxygen gas in a surrounding fluid containing a material which is deleteriously affected by the oxygen gas which comprises: (a) providing a reduced oxidase in an aqueous solution in a confined space separated from the surrounding fluid, wherein the confined space is provided with a means which allows permeation of the oxygen gas from the surrounding fluid; (b) exposing the reduced oxidase in the solution to the oxygen gas from the surrounding fluid by permeation through the means into the confined space from the surrounding fluid, wherein the reduced oxidase is oxidized by the oxygen present in the surrounding fluid to an oxidized oxidase and the solution exhibits a change of light absorbance due to the oxidized oxidase in the aqueous solution; (c) determining a change of the light absorbance of the oxidized oxidase, which is directly measured as a measure of the presence of a predetermined concentration of the oxygen gas which permeates into the confined space from the surrounding fluid (d) determining the light absorbance of the oxidized oxidase; and (e) correlating the light absorbance of the oxidized oxidase to the presence of oxygen in the surrounding fluid.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
197 words
A method for determining the presence of oxygen gas in a surrounding fluid containing a material which is deleteriously affected by the oxygen gas which comprises: (a) providing a reduced oxidase in an aqueous solution in a confined space separated from the surrounding fluid, wherein the confined space is provided with a means which allows permeation of the oxygen gas from the surrounding fluid; (b) exposing the reduced oxidase in the solution to the oxygen gas from the surrounding fluid by permeation through the means into the confined space from the surrounding fluid, wherein the reduced oxidase is oxidized by the oxygen present in the surrounding fluid to an oxidized oxidase and the solution exhibits a change of light absorbance due to the oxidized oxidase in the aqueous solution; (c) determining a change of the light absorbance of the oxidized oxidase, which is directly measured as a measure of the presence of a predetermined concentration of the oxygen gas which permeates into the confined space from the surrounding fluid (d) determining the light absorbance of the oxidized oxidase; and (e) correlating the light absorbance of the oxidized oxidase to the presence of oxygen in the surrounding fluid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the oxidase is a laccase.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the oxidase is a laccase from Rhus vernicifera and the oxidized oxidase in the aqueous solution is blue in color when exposed to light at 610 nm.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
27 words
The method of any one of claims 10, 11 or 12 wherein the exposing in step (b) is at a temperature between about 0° to 30° C.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
38 words
The method of any one of claims 10, 11 or 12 wherein in step (a) the oxygen with the reduced oxidase is provided in a closed container as the confined space which allows visualization of the oxidized oxidase.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
41 words
The method of any one of claims 10, 11 or 12 wherein the confined space is a plastic pouch which allows the oxidized oxidase to be viewed visibly and the oxygen gas to diffuse into the solution from the surrounding fluid.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
53 words
The method of any one of claims 10, 11 or 12 wherein the reduced oxidase is present in a concentration between about 0.001 and 1 μm and wherein a substrate for the reduced oxidase is present in an amount between about 4 and 10 6 times the molar amount of the reduced oxidase.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
65 words
The method of any one of claims 10, 11 or 12 wherein the reduced oxidase is reduced laccase and is present in a concentration between about 0.001 and 1 μm and wherein a substrate for the reduced laccase is present in an amount between about 4 and 10 6 times the molar amount of the reduced laccase and wherein the substrate is an ascorbate salt.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 10 wherein in step (a) reduced oxidase is prepared by reducing the oxidase with a substrate for the oxidase in an aqueous solution.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the substrate is an ascorbate salt.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 19 wherein the ascorbate salt is sodium ascorbate.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 18 wherein a chelating agent is provided in the solution.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 21 wherein the chelating agent is ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 18 wherein steps (a) and (b) are at a temperature between about 2° and 25° C.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the color is determined spectrophotometrically.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 24 wherein in step (a) the oxygen with the reduced oxidase is provided in a closed container as the confined space, which allows a visualization of the color of the solution due to the oxidized oxidase.
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