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Patents Assigned to MA BioServices, Inc.

Methods and kits for detecting viral reverse transcriptase activity in a sample using an acidic pH or an elevated temperature

Patent number: 5817457

Abstract: Improved assay for the detection of viral reverse transcriptase activity using PCR conducts the reverse transcription reaction at an acidic pH or elevated temperature. The assay is useful in testing a wide variety of biological products and tissue samples.

Type: Grant

Filed: February 7, 1996

Date of Patent: October 6, 1998

Assignee: MA BioServices, Inc.

Inventors: Robert E. Bird, Audrey Chang-Yeh