Chemiluminescent signal generating reagent composition containing an azide, test kit and immunoassay using same
CA 2093103 A1 · Owner: Summers, Malcolm Robert · Inventors: Summers, Malcolm Robert; Lingham, Ian Nigel; Moore, Patricia
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Abstract of the Disclosure, A chemiluminescent signal generating composition has been prepared which contains a chemiluminescent substrate (such as luminol) a, chemiluminescent enhancer and from about 0.001 to about 0.01%, but weight, of an inorganic azide such as, sodium azide. This composition is very useful in immunoassays for correcting signal decay over a period of time.
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- Filed March 31, 1993. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 31, 2013.
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