Patents Assigned to DeTechnology Canada
  • Use of macroglobulins to improve the signal-to-background ratio in affinity binding assays
    Patent number: 5279937
    Abstract: A macroglobulin is used to improve the signal-to-background ratio in an affinity binding assay employing a proteinase (or precursor) as a label. The macroglobulin entraps unbound labeled reagent, thereby reducing its signal generating activity, relative to that of the affinity complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: DeTechnology Canada
    Inventor: Gerald E. Rowe