Abstract: The amount of glycated proteins in a sample can be quantified by reacting the sample with first a reagent which is a combination of a protease and a peroxidase and second with a ketoamine oxidase. A kit which contains the combined peroxidase/protease enzyme reagent and also the ketoamine oxidase is also disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 5, 1997
Date of Patent:
December 28, 1999
Assignee:
Genzyme Limited et al.
Inventors:
David John Torrens, Darren Paul Shipley, Sarah Catherine Poller