Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for selectively detecting an extremely small amount of peptidoglycan in sample, a preparation method of the composition, and a detection kit for peptidoglycan. It is possible to quantify a small amount of peptidoglycan contained in human blood, tissue, body fluid, water or food, and to diagnose an infection of microorganism with peptidoglycan as a component of cell wall using the composition and the detection kit. In addition, the composition can be applied for a diagnosis reagent of detecting an infection of Gram-positive bacteria in animal or human being in advance, and thus, can be used for the prevention or treatment of food poisonings and bacterial sepsis.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 27, 2006
Date of Patent:
March 24, 2009
Assignee:
Samyan Genex Corporation
Inventors:
Bu-Soo Park, Bok-Luel Lee, Ji-Won Park, Jeong-Mi Yeo, Hyun-Sic Kim, Chang-Hun Joo, Moon-Suk Kim, Seung-Hwan Song, Jong-Won Yoon, Yeon-Sung Park, Hong-Lak Kim, Joong-Hyuck Auh, Tae-Hoon Cho