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Competitive protein binding assay using an organosilane-silica gel separation medium
Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Co
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Filing: 1982-05-17
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Granted: 1984-06-26
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Expires: 2002-05-17
Abstract
Abstract An improved competitive protein binding assay comprising; incubating an analyte in the presence of labeled analyte and a protein binder suitable for competitive binding activity by the analyte and the labeled analyte to provide a mixture having free analyte, free labeled analyte, bound analyte and bound labeled analyte, substantially separating the bound analyte and the bound labeled analyte from the free analyte and free labeled analyte to form a first fraction containing substantially the bound analyte and the bound labeled analyte and a second fraction containing substantially the free analyte and the free labeled analyte by causing a predetermined level of the mixture to flow through a bed of an organo-silane coupled to silica gel, and detecting the labeled analyte of at least one of the first and second fractions to determine the concentration of the analyte by comparison to a reference.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas R. Witty
- 👤 Mark E. Astill
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-27 04:13
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/50; G01N33/74; G01N33/53; G01N33/536; G01N33/537; G01N33/538; G01N33/82; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S436/00; Y10S436/804; Y10S436/824
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
An improved competitive protein binding assay comprising; incubating an analyte in the presence of labeled analyte and a protein binder suitable for competitive binding activity by said analyte and said labeled analyte to provide a mixture having free analyte, free labeled analyte, bound analyte and bound labeled analyte, substantially separating said bound analyte and said bound labeled analyte from said free analyte and free labeled analyte to form a first fraction containing substantially said bound analyte and said bound labeled analyte and a second fraction containing substantially said free analyte and said free labeled analyte by causing a predetermined level of said mixture to flow through a bed of an organosilane coupled to silica gel, and detecting the labeled analyte of at least one of said first and second fractions to determine the concentration of said analyte by comparison to a reference.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
An improved competitive protein binding assay comprising; incubating an analyte in the presence of labeled analyte and a protein binder suitable for competitive binding activity by said analyte and said labeled analyte to provide a mixture having free analyte, free labeled analyte, bound analyte and bound labeled analyte, substantially separating said bound analyte and said bound labeled analyte from said free analyte and free labeled analyte to form a first fraction containing substantially said bound analyte and said bound labeled analyte and a second fraction containing substantially said free analyte and said free labeled analyte by causing a predetermined level of said mixture to flow through a bed of an organosilane coupled to silica gel, and detecting the labeled analyte of at least one of said first and second fractions to determine the concentration of said analyte by comparison to a reference.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
An assay in accordance with claim 1 wherein said organosilane has an aliphatic C 8 to C 24 organic moiety.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
An assay in accordance with claim 1 wherein said organosilane is octadecylsilane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
An assay in accordance with claim 1 wherein said silica gel has a particle size of from about 25 to about 250 microns.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
An assay in accordance with claim 1 wherein said mixture is flowed through said bed of an organosilane coupled to silica gel at a flow rate of from about 0.02 to about 0.20 ml per cc of organosilane-silica gel per minute.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
An assay in accordance with claim 1 wherein said mixture is flowed through said bed of an organosilane coupled to silica gel at a flow rate of from about 0.07 to about 1.0 ml per cc of organosilane-silica gel per minute.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
An assay in accordance with claim 3 wherein said mixture is flowed through said bed of an organosilane coupled to silica gel at a flow rate of from about 0.02 to about 0.20 ml per cc of organosilane-silica gel per minute.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
An assay in accordance with claim 3 wherein said mixture is flowed through said bed of an organosilane coupled to silica gel at flow rate of from about 0.07 to about 0.1 ml per cc of organosilane-silica gel per minute.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
An assay in accordance with claim 1 wherein said analyte is selected from the group consisting of Digoxin, T 3 , Thyroxine, Cortisol, Insulin, Folate, Vitamin B 12 , and mixed Folate and Vitamin B 12 .
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
An assay in accordance with claim 3 wherein said analyte is selected from the group consisting of Digoxin, T 3 , Thyroxine, Cortisol, Insulin, Folate, Vitamin B 12 , and mixed Folate and Vitamin B 12 .
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
An assay in accordance with claim 1 wherein said assay is used for the simultaneous determination of folate and vitamin B 12 .
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
An assay in accordance with claim 3 wherein said assay is used for the simultaneous determination of folate and vitamin B 12 .
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
An assay in accordance with claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein said bed of an organosilane coupled to silica gel is recycled in an automated assay system.
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