Method for the very rapid detection of polyamines
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1. A method for detecting the presence of a polyamine in a sample in which a blue color forms when the polyamine is present and a green color forms when the polyamine is absent, comprising the step of:
- contacting an aqueous sample containing a polyamine with a mixture of dimethyl sulfoxide and indigo carmine at an alkaline pH, wherein said blue color forms within five minutes indicating the presence of the polyamine.
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Abstract
A method for the detection of at least one polyamine associated with bacterial infection, which comprises contacting a sample suspected of containing polyamine-associated bacteria in aqueous medium at alkaline pH with indigo carmine and dimethyl sulfoxia and observing whether a blue color develops in five minutes indicating the presence of polyamine.
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1. A method for detecting the presence of a polyamine in a sample in which a blue color forms when the polyamine is present and a green color forms when the polyamine is absent, comprising the step of:
contacting an aqueous sample containing a polyamine with a mixture of dimethyl sulfoxide and indigo carmine at an alkaline pH, wherein said blue color forms within five minutes indicating the presence of the polyamine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A test kit for use in a method for the detection of a polyamine associated with bacterial vaginosis, which comprises the following separate components in a container:
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(1) a finely ground admixture of indigo carmine and sodium carbonate; (2) an aqueous solution of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, lithium chloride or urea; and (3) dimethyl sulfoxide, in amounts sufficient to produce a blue colored solution in the presence of a polyamine. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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