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Method and compositions providing enhanced chemiluminescence from 1,2-dioxetanes

CA 1340574 C · Owner: Applied Biosystems Inc. · Inventors: Schaap, Arthur Paul

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A method and compositions including a, 1,2-dioxetane and a fluorescent compound is described. In particular, enzymatic triggering of a triggerable 1,2-dioxetane admixed with a surfactant and the fluorescent compound attached to a hydrocarbon to provide a co-surfactant in a micelle or other structure providing close association of these molecules is described. The method and compositions are useful in immunoassays and in DNA probes used for various purposes.

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  • Granted June 1, 1999. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 1, 2016.
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FiledMay 31, 1989
GrantedJune 1, 1999
Term endedJune 1, 2016
Patent numberCA 1340574 C
Classification (IPC)C09K11/07 +2 more

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199019931996199920022005200820112014Application filedMay 31, 1989Patent grantedJune 1, 1999Term endedJune 1, 2016

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