Abstract: The present invention is an enzymatic method and diagnostic kits for detecting and quantifying the presence of one or more lysophospholids in a sample of bodily fluid taken from a test subject. The method uses enzymes in a two step assay and may be used to detect disease conditions associated with altered levels of lysophospholipids and to correlate such conditions with altered levels of lysophospholipids.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 19, 1999
Date of Patent:
July 3, 2001
Assignee:
Atairgin Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Christopher L. Small, Jeff A. Parrott, Liang Shong Xu