Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A colorimetric reagent for the quantitative determination of hydrogen peroxide in a sample comprising a peroxidase, a hydrogen donor and an electron or radical acceptor, wherein said hydrogen donor is a compound of the formula ##STR4## wherein R 1 is CH 3 , C 2 H 5 , CH 2 OH, CH 2 CH 2 OH, CH 2 CH 2 NH 2 or COCH 3 : R 2 is CH 2 OH, CH 2 CH 2 OH, CH 2 CH 2 NH 2 , CH 2 NHCOCH 3 , CH 2 CH 2 NHCOCH 3 or COCH 3 ; R 3 is H, CH 3 , C 2 H 5 or OCH 3 ; and R 4 is H or CH 3 .
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A colorimetric reagent for the quantitative determination of hydrogen peroxide in a sample comprising a peroxidase, a hydrogen donor and an electron or radical acceptor, wherein said hydrogen donor is a compound of the formula ##STR4## wherein R 1 is CH 3 , C 2 H 5 , CH 2 OH, CH 2 CH 2 OH, CH 2 CH 2 NH 2 or COCH 3 : R 2 is CH 2 OH, CH 2 CH 2 OH, CH 2 CH 2 NH 2 , CH 2 NHCOCH 3 , CH 2 CH 2 NHCOCH 3 or COCH 3 ; R 3 is H, CH 3 , C 2 H 5 or OCH 3 ; and R 4 is H or CH 3 .
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A reagent according to claim 1, wherein the electron or radical acceptor is selected from the group consisting of 4-aminoantipyrine, 2-thiophenecarboxylic acid hydrazide, benzidine and 3-methyl-2-benzthiazolinone hydrazone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A reagent according to claim 1 which additionally contains an oxidase capable of quantitatively forming hydrogen peroxide in situ in a sample from a precursor material, whereby said precursor material may also be quantitatively determined.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A reagent according to claim 3, wherein said oxidase is selected from the group consisting of a cholesterol oxidase, a choline oxidase, a glucose oxidase and uricase.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method of quantitatively determining hydrogen peroxide in a sample which comprises treating the sample with a colorimetric reagent comprising a peroxidase, a hydrogen donor and an electron or radical acceptor to form a pigment, and colorimetrically measuring the amount of pigment formed, wherein there is used as the hydrogen donor a compound of the formula defined in claim 1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein the electron or free radical acceptor is selected from the group consisting of 4-aminoantipyrine, 2-thiophenecarboxylic acid hydrazide, benzidine and 3-methyl-2-benzthiazolinone hydrazone.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method of quantitatively determining a material in a sample, which comprises treating said sample with an oxidase for said material, thereby to produce hydrogen peroxide in situ and thereafter quantitatively determining the hydrogen peroxide produced, wherein the hydrogen peroxide is determined by a method claimed in claim 5.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method according to claim 7, wherein said material is selected from the group consisting of cholesterol, a phospholipid, a glucose and uric acid and said oxidase is, respectively, selected from the group consisting of a cholesterol oxidase, a choline oxidase, a glucose oxidase and uricase.