System for the determination of glucose in fluids
First Claim
1. A method for the semi-quantitative determination of glucose in urine which comprises contacting the urine with a test strip comprising a bibulous carrier matrix bearing the residue left by impregenating it with a liquid reagent solution comprised of a solvent, glucose oxidase, a peroxidatively active substance and m-anisidine with subsequent evaporation of the solvent to leave the dry reagent with the reagent components being present in the carrier matrix in amounts and proportions such that the carrier matrix is capable of differentiating between concentrations of 2,000 and 5,000 milligrams of glucose per deciliter, and determining the amount of glucose present from the color change in the reagent.
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Abstract
The present invention involves an improved test system for the determination of glucose in aqueous fluids of the type which comprises glucose oxidase, a peroxidatively active substance and chromogen. The improvement involves the use of m-anisidine as a chromogen which permits the semi-quantitative determination of glucose at higher concentrations than is possible with previously used chromogens.
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- 1. A method for the semi-quantitative determination of glucose in urine which comprises contacting the urine with a test strip comprising a bibulous carrier matrix bearing the residue left by impregenating it with a liquid reagent solution comprised of a solvent, glucose oxidase, a peroxidatively active substance and m-anisidine with subsequent evaporation of the solvent to leave the dry reagent with the reagent components being present in the carrier matrix in amounts and proportions such that the carrier matrix is capable of differentiating between concentrations of 2,000 and 5,000 milligrams of glucose per deciliter, and determining the amount of glucose present from the color change in the reagent.
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