摘要:
Disclosed are photometric methods and devices for determining optical pathlength of liquid samples containing analytes dissolved or suspended in a solvent. The methods and devices rely on determining a relationship between the light absorption properties of the solvent and the optical pathlength of liquid samples containing the solvent. This relationship is used to establish the optical pathlength for samples containing an unknown concentration of analyte but having similar solvent composition. Further disclosed are methods and devices for determining the concentration of analyte in such samples where both the optical pathlength and the concentration of analyte are unknown. The methods and devices rely on separately determining, at different wavelengths of light, light absorption by the solvent and light absorption by the analyte. Light absorption by the analyte, together with the optical pathlength so determined, is used to calculate the concentration of the analyte. Devices for carrying out the methods particularly advantageously include vertical-beam photometers containing samples disposed within the wells of multi-assays plates, wherein the photometer is able to monitor light absorption of each sample at multiple wavelengths, including in the visible or UV-visible region of the spectrum, as well as in the near-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Novel photometer devices are described which automatically determine the concentration of analytes in such multi-assay plates directly without employing a standard curve.
摘要:
Described herein are methods of identifying a transmembrane receptor (TMR) agonist and compounds identified by this method. The TMR agonist (TMRA) is capable of activating TMR signaling while exhibiting reduced TMR internalization over a control compound.
摘要:
Systems, including compositions and methods, for measuring pH, particularly in cells, organelles, and other samples. The compositions include pH-sensitive fluorescent and fluorogenic 2',7'-dialkylfluorescein derivatives and associated nonfluorescent precursor compounds of the formula shown below. The compositions may permit ratiometric measurement in the excitation spectrum and the emission spectrum. The methods include adding a precursor compound to a sample cell, incubating the sample cell to release the free indicator, illuminating the sample cell, and detecting the fluorescence response of the free indicator.
摘要:
An integrated fluid delivery and analysis system and components thereof for preparing and/or analyzing samples. The components may include a transport module, a fluidics module, and an analysis module, among others. The system comprises a detection device (1201) configured to detect light from a sample at an examination site, a sample delivery axis extending substantially vertically from the examination site (1604); and at least one material exchange station (1600) along the sample delivery axis above the examination site. Typically, there are: a fluidics head assembly including a dispensing device; a drive mechanism connected to the head assembly for moving the head assembly along a substantially vertical sample delivery axis; and at least two material exchange stations (1600,1602) located along the sample delivery axis, the head assembly being moveable to each material exchange station (1600,1602) to pick up or deposit materials used to conduct an assay.
摘要:
An assay method which involves: contacting a sample with a binding partner which binds specifically to a first substrate molecule which may be in the sample but not to a second substrate molecule which may be in the sample; and detecting a response indicative of binding, or of the extent of binding, between the first substrate and the binding partner, characterised in that the binding partner includes a metal ion that is required for binding between the binding partner and the substrate or product and that the response detection is performed without separating the bound first substrate from the unbound first substrate.
摘要:
The present invention encompasses a capture membrane comprising a porous filter membrane having a hapten bound directly or indirectly to the membrane wherein complexes formed by specific binding having an anti-hapten bound to a binding member of the specifically binding complex are removed from a solution by the hapten as the solution passes through the membrane. In the preferred embodiment biotin is the hapten and avidin or streptavidin is the anti-hapten.
摘要:
On décrit une membrane de capture se composant d'une membrane poreuse de filtration ayant un haptène, lié directement ou indirectement à la membrane, qui enlève d'une solution, lorsqu'elle passe au travers de la membrane, les complexes formés par une liaison spécifique ayant un anti-haptène lié à un membre de liaison du comlexe à liaison spécifique. Dans un mode de réalisation préférentiel, le haptène est biotine et l'anti-haptène est avidine ou streptavidine.