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US 2010/0075359 A1Published application
Analyte detection
AssigneeN2ITIVE1 Innovations
InventorsAnthony Toranto, Evan Singer, Brett Miller
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Abstract
The present invention relates to analyte detection test systems, including test systems for the oral detection of analytes in saliva. The present invention also provides compositions and methods for storing multiple assay tests and compositions and methods for measuring the concentration of analytes in a sample.
Claims11
A method for detecting the presence of an analyte in saliva, comprising:
- a) providing an assay test comprising a reaction site that produces a visibly detectable signal in presence of an analyte, wherein said analyte is ethanol;
- wherein said reaction site comprises a chromogen, and wherein said chromogen is potassium iodide, and wherein said reaction site further comprises an alcohol oxidase enzyme and a peroxidase enzyme;
- b) placing said reaction site into a mouth of a subject under conditions such that saliva from said subject is contacted with said reaction site;
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- c) detecting the presence or absence of said visibly detectable signal in said reaction site, wherein said visibly detectable signal comprises a color change that occurs at a saliva ethanol concentration equivalent to a blood alcohol concentration at or above 0.04% and wherein no color change occurs at blood alcohol concentrations significantly under 0.04%.
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