Abstract: The invention relates to an immunoassay method and kit for the detection and/or the determination of mephedrone, mephedrone metabolites and related compounds. The invention is underpinned by a novel antibody, derived from a novel immunogen, that is sensitive and binds to mephedrone, mephedrone metabolites and related compounds.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 18, 2011
Date of Patent:
September 8, 2015
Assignee:
Randox Laboratories Limted
Inventors:
Robert Ivan McConnell, Elouard Benchikh, Philip Andrew Lowry, Stephen Peter Fitzgerald