Fluorescent energy transfer immunoassay
CA 2087413 A1 · Owner: Thompson, Richard · Inventors: Lakowicz, Joseph R.; Thompson, Richard; Ozinskas, Alvydas
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A fluorometric luminescence immunoassay method includes forming a sample by exposing a first immune reaction reactant to a second immune reaction reactant capable of reacting with the first reactant, one of the first and second immune reaction reactants being labelled with a photoluminescent energy transfer donor and the other being labelled with a photoluminescent energy transfer acceptor complementary to the photoluminescent donor. At least the photoluminescent donor has the property of photoluminescence and, the photoluminescent donor and acceptor are chosen so that when the first immune reaction reactant reacts with the second immune reaction reactant, the donor and the acceptor are …
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- Filed January 15, 1993. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 15, 2013.
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