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Determination of chlamydia trachomatis
Assignee: Novozymes AS
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Filing: 1985-10-24
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Granted: 1989-05-16
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Expires: 2005-10-24
Abstract
Abstract A process for determining qualitatively or quantitatively the presence of Chlamydia Trachomatis or Chlamydia trachomatis derived material in a subject material which process comprises deriving a sample from said subject material Chlamydia trachomatis derived material, contacting said sample with an antibody for a Chlamydia trachomatis derived material bound to a substrate thereby to bind at least a portion of the Chlamydia trachomatis derived material, contacting the bound Chlamydia trachomatis derived material with a conjugate between a substance which will bind selectively to the Chlamydia trachomatis derived material and a catalyst for a reaction system thereby to bind said conjugate to said bound Chlamydia trachomatis derived material, carrying out the reaction system catalysed by said catalyst and determining a product of said reaction system, characterised in that the sample is derived from the subject material by a process including heating the subject material to an elevated temperature and for a period of time such as to enhance the determination.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter N. Appleton
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-07 12:33
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/50; G01N33/53; G01N33/569; G01N33/56911; G01N33/56927; G01N33/58; G01N33/581; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S435/00; Y10S435/962; Y10S436/00; Y10S436/825
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
A process for determining qualitatively or quantitatively the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis or Chlamydia trachomatis derived material in a subject material comprising the steps of (i) deriving a sample from said subject material containing Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material, (ii) contacting said sample with a first antibody bound to a solid surface, wherein the first antibody is specific for Chlamydia trachomatis derived material, thereby to bind at least a portion of the Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material to the surface by means of the first antibody, (iii) contacting the bound Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material with a conjugate between a second antibody, which is the same or different from the first antibody and is capable of binding selectively to the Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material and an enzyme system so that said conjugate binds to said bound Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material, (iv) carrying out a reaction catalyzed by said enzyme, and (v) determining a product of said reaction, wherein the sample is derived from the subject material by a process which comprises heating the subject material to a temperature of from 70° to 110° C. for at least 5 minutes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
191 words
A process for determining qualitatively or quantitatively the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis or Chlamydia trachomatis derived material in a subject material comprising the steps of (i) deriving a sample from said subject material containing Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material, (ii) contacting said sample with a first antibody bound to a solid surface, wherein the first antibody is specific for Chlamydia trachomatis derived material, thereby to bind at least a portion of the Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material to the surface by means of the first antibody, (iii) contacting the bound Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material with a conjugate between a second antibody, which is the same or different from the first antibody and is capable of binding selectively to the Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material and an enzyme system so that said conjugate binds to said bound Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material, (iv) carrying out a reaction catalyzed by said enzyme, and (v) determining a product of said reaction, wherein the sample is derived from the subject material by a process which comprises heating the subject material to a temperature of from 70° to 110° C. for at least 5 minutes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the material is heated to a temperature of from 80° to 100° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the material is maintained at the elevated temperature for from 5 to 30 minutes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process as claimed in claim 3 wherein the material is maintained at the elevated temperature for approximately 15 minutes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the conjugated enzyme is a phosphatase.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the reaction system catalyst catalyses a first reaction which produces a modulator for a secondary part of the reaction system.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process as claimed in claim 5 wherein the conjugated phosphatase is employed to convert NADP to NAD and the NAD is employed as a modulator for a reduction/oxidation reaction through an NAD/NADH cycle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
174 words
A process for determining qualitatively or quantitatively the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis or Chlamydia trachomatis derived material in a subject material comprising the steps of (i) deriving a sample from said subject material containing Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material, (ii) contacting said sample with an antibody for a Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material bound to a solid surface so that at least a portion of the Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material is bound, (iii) contacting the bound Chlamydia trachomatis lipopolysaccharide material with a conjugate between a substance capable of binding selectively to the Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material and a catalyst for a reaction system so that said conjugate binds to said bound Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material, (iv) carrying out the reaction system catalyzed by said catalyst, and (v) determining a product of said reaction system, wherein the sample is derived from the subject material by a process which comprises boiling the sample derived from the subject material for a period of time to enhance the determination prior to carrying out the determination.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
174 words
A process for determining qualitatively or quantitatively the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis or Chlamydia trachomatis derived material in a subject material comprising the steps of (i) deriving a sample from said subject material containing Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material, (ii) contacting said sample with an antibody for a Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material bound to a solid surface so that at least a portion of the Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material is bound, (iii) contacting the bound Chlamydia trachomatis lipopolysaccharide material with a conjugate between a substance capable of binding selectively to the Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material and a catalyst for a reaction system so that said conjugate binds to said bound Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material, (iv) carrying out the reaction system catalyzed by said catalyst, and (v) determining a product of said reaction system, wherein the sample is derived from the subject material by a process which comprises boiling the sample derived from the subject material for a period of time to enhance the determination prior to carrying out the determination.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process as claimed in claim 8 wherein the sample derived from the subject material is boiled for a period from 5 to 30 minutes.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
153 words
In a process for determining qualitatively or quantitatively the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis or Chlamydia trachomatis derived material in a subject material which process comprises deriving a sample from said subject material containing Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material, contacting the Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material with a support which will bind the Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material, washing the support to leave the Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material bound to the support, contacting the bound Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide with a conjugate between an antibody which will bind selectively to the Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material and an enzyme, thereby to bind said conjugate to said bound Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material, carrying out a reaction catalysed by said enzyme and determining a product of said reaction, the improvement comprising boiling the sample derived from the subject material for a period of time to enhance the determination prior to carrying out the determination.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
153 words
In a process for determining qualitatively or quantitatively the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis or Chlamydia trachomatis derived material in a subject material which process comprises deriving a sample from said subject material containing Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material, contacting the Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material with a support which will bind the Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material, washing the support to leave the Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material bound to the support, contacting the bound Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide with a conjugate between an antibody which will bind selectively to the Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material and an enzyme, thereby to bind said conjugate to said bound Chlamydia trachomatis derived lipopolysaccharide material, carrying out a reaction catalysed by said enzyme and determining a product of said reaction, the improvement comprising boiling the sample derived from the subject material for a period of time to enhance the determination prior to carrying out the determination.
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