Test strip for determining concentration of creatinine in a body fluid sample

a test strip and creatinine technology, applied in the field of test strips for determining the concentration of creatinine in body fluid samples, can solve the problems of short shelf life of nmhase so produced, and the inability to create test strips, etc., and achieve the effect of difficult reproduction

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-10-12
POLYMER TECH SYST
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[0022] One significant advantage of the present invention is that it avoids the procedure taught by the prior art to stabilize the NMHase having its bound substrate removed, which procedure applicants have found to be costly and difficult to reproduce. Instead, with the present invention, NMHase having NMH bound thereto can be used without having to adjust the result for a blank reaction. The blank reaction, to the extent a blank reaction occurs, does not significantly interfere with the direct correlation between color produced and concentration of analyte over the concentration range of interest.
[0023] Another advantage of the present invention is that it does not require special chromogens. Instead, the present invention can be used with ordinary and readily available Trinder reagents and oxidative couplers.

Problems solved by technology

The NMH substrate can be removed, but shelf life of the NMHase so produced is very short, and this NMHase is thus unsuitable for creating a test assay.

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[0048] Blood Separation Membrane

[0049] Ahlstrom Grade 144, which is a glass fiber membrane with a thickness of 0.378 mm, was impregnated with an impregnation solution of the following composition:

Water, D.I. Purified800 g NaCl10 gSorbitol75 gCitric Acid0.21 g  pH 4.2-4.4

Q.S. to 1000 ml with D.I. Water

The membrane was immersed in a re-circulating bath of impregnation solution at a rate of 0.5 ft / min. The membrane was dried by passage through a tunnel with blowing warm air (98° to 106° F.) and low humidity (<5% RH).

example 2

[0050] Auxiliary Reagent Membrane

[0051] Schleicher and Schuell Grade 595 paper, which is a pressed paper with a thickness of 0.180 mm, was impregnated by immersion in the following solution:

Sodium Phosphate Buffer, pH 6.020mMNa2ATP60mMN-Ethyl-N-(2-hydroxy-3-sulfopropyl)-3,5-dimethylaniline57mM(MAOS)MgCl25mMAscorbate Oxidase150U / ml

Final Volume is 100 ml made with D.I. Water

Impregnation was done manually and the excess liquid removed by lightly wiping with a rubber squeegee. The membrane was dried at 95°-105° F. in a tunnel with blowing air.

example 3

[0052] Creatinine Detection Membrane with 3-Methyl-2-Benzothiazolinone (MBTH)

[0053] A nylon membrane (Cuno Specialty Membrane Products, membrane BLA 045) was impregnated as in example 2 with an impregnation solution of the composition below. The N-methylHydantoinase (NMHase) used in the following solution was not stabilized and had its substrate, NHM bound thereto.

TAPS Buffer, pH 8.0100mMKCl200mMNH4Cl10mMEDTA Na20.5mMTriton X1000.3%Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA)  1%Sucrose4.5%Dextran Sulfate 500,000 M.W.0.75% Creatinine Deiminase430U / mlN-MethylHydantoinase34U / mlSarcosine Oxidase231U / mlCarbamoyl Sarcosine Hydrolyase92.4U / mlPeroxidase1400U / ml3-Methyl-2-Benzothiazolinone (MBTH)1.8mM

Final Volume is 100 ml made with D.I. Water

The impregnated membrane was dried as in Example 2.

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Abstract

Apparatus for determining concentration of creatinine in whole blood or plasma using a 1-methylhydantoinase (NMHase) catalyzed reaction, wherein the invention uses commercially available NMHase and thus eliminates prior art stabilization procedures for NMHase. Conveniently, known Trinder reagents and oxidative couplers are used for the indicator system. It has been found that by judiciously selecting the reagents used for the indicator system and / or varying the amount of enzyme NMHase that is loaded into the assay, the effect of the blank reaction can be minimized in the dynamic range of interest such that concentration of creatinine in normal and pathological levels can be measured directly without having to adjust for a blank reaction caused by bound N-methylhydantoin (NMH).

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 426,236 filed Apr. 3, 2003, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 376,695, filed May 1, 2002.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates generally to methods and test apparatus for determining concentration of analytes such as creatinine in whole blood or plasma. BACKGROUND [0003] Creatine (C4H9O2N3 or α-methyl guanidine-acetic acid) is a compound present in vertebrate muscle tissue, principally as phosphocreatine. Creatine is synthesized primarily in the liver and also in the pancreas and the kidneys. Creatine helps produce energy needed to contract muscles and it is produced at a relatively constant rate. Creatine is eventually spontaneously degraded into creatinine by muscle and is released into the blood. It is then excreted by the kidneys and removed by the body by glomerular filtration. [0004] The amount of cr...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C12Q1/34C12M1/34G01N21/78C12M1/40G01N33/52G01N33/70
CPCC12Q1/34G01N2333/986G01N33/70G01N33/526
Inventor SHULL, BRUCEMUCHNIK, ALEXANDRA
Owner POLYMER TECH SYST
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