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Summary for Patent: 4,337,064
Title: Albumin determination method
Abstract:A quantitative colorimetric or spectrophotometric method of determining analyte albumin using a specie specific dye-based color reagent is disclosed. The method utilizes a standard solution comprising an aqueous solution of albumin of different specie than that of the analyte and a water soluble surfactant containing at least one hydrophobic group of contiguous carbon atoms. The surfactant is of a type and present in an amount such that the standard solution mimics, with respect to spectrophotometric response, an aqueous solution of the analyte when the standard solution and the analyte solution contain the same concentrations of albumin and color reagent.
Inventor(s): Gindler; E. Melvin (Union City, CA)
Assignee: Sherwood Medical Industries Inc. (St. Louis, MO)
Application Number:06/189,777
Patent Claims:1. In a method for the colorimetric or spectrophotometric determination of analyte albumin concentration in a fluid using an albumin specie specific dye-based color reagent, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) adding said color reagent to said fluid whereby a colored complex is formed with the analyte albumin;

(b) exposing said fluid to a light source; and

(c) measuring the degree of light absorption and determining the concentration of analyte albumin in said fluid by comparison of said measured degree of light absorption with the measured degree of light absorption obtained from at least one similarly treated standard solution containing a known concentration of albumin, the improvement wherein:

said standard solution comprises an aqueous solution of known concentration of albumin of different specie than the analyte and a water soluble surfactant containing at least one hydrophobic group containing at least about nine contiguous carbon atoms and also containing a hydrophilic group, said surfactant being present in an amount such that said standard solution mimics, with respect to spectrophotometric response, an aqueous solution of the analyte albumin when said standard solution and said analyte solution contain the same concentration of albumin and color reagent and said analyte solution is free of said surfactant in said amount.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the hydrophilic group is an anionic group selected from sulfate, phosphate or sulfonate.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the hydrophilic group is a mixed cationic/anionic or cationic/nonionic group.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the nonionic group is a polyethylene oxide chain having at least about nine repeating ethylene oxide units.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the hydrophilic group is a nonionic group.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the nonionic group is a polyethylene oxide chain having at least about nine repeating ethylene oxide units.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the surfactant is selected from a long chain betaine; an ethoxylated, hydrocarbon cationic surfactant; a polyethylene oxide adduct of lauryl alcohol or p-nonylphenol; or sodium dodecylsulfate.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the albumin of the standard solution is bovine, the analyte albumin is human and said surfactant is selected from ##STR5##

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the surfactant is ##STR6##

Details for Patent 4,337,064

Applicant Tradename Biologic Ingredient Dosage Form BLA Approval Date Patent No. Expiredate
Grifols Therapeutics Llc ALBUKED, PLASBUMIN-20, PLASBUMIN-25, PLASBUMIN-5 albumin (human) For Injection 101138 10/21/1942 ⤷  Try a Trial 1999-06-29
Baxalta Us Inc. BUMINATE, FLEXBUMIN albumin (human) Injection 101452 03/03/1954 ⤷  Try a Trial 1999-06-29
Csl Behring Ag ALBURX albumin (human) Injection 102366 07/23/1976 ⤷  Try a Trial 1999-06-29
Grifols Biologicals Llc ALBUTEIN albumin (human) Injection 102478 08/15/1978 ⤷  Try a Trial 1999-06-29
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