Reagents and methods for use in bioluminescence
First Claim
1. A purified composition comprising an apyrase enzyme and one or more enzymes capable of degrading substances, other than ATP, wherein said substances are, or can undergo conversion to become, substrates utilized in the light-emitting forward reaction of firefly luciferase, wherein said one or more enzymes capable of degrading substance other than ATP do not include luciferase and wherein each of said one or more enzymes capable of degrading substances other than ATP reduce the light emission produced from said light-emitting reaction of firefly luciferase.
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Abstract
The subject invention pertains to a combination of enzyme activities comprising an ATP-degrading enzyme and one or more enzymes capable of degrading substances, other than ATP, that are substrates for the light-emitting reaction of firefly luciferase. These activities can be used to treat a growth medium in order to reduce background to negligible amounts, in a subsequent bioluminescence assay.
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- 1. A purified composition comprising an apyrase enzyme and one or more enzymes capable of degrading substances, other than ATP, wherein said substances are, or can undergo conversion to become, substrates utilized in the light-emitting forward reaction of firefly luciferase, wherein said one or more enzymes capable of degrading substance other than ATP do not include luciferase and wherein each of said one or more enzymes capable of degrading substances other than ATP reduce the light emission produced from said light-emitting reaction of firefly luciferase.
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12. A method for reducing the background bioluminescence in a bioluminescence assay which comprises the steps of adding to the sample an ATP-degrading enzyme and one or more enzymes capable of degrading substances, other than ATP, wherein said substances are, or can undergo conversion to become, substrates utilized in the light-emitting forward reaction of firefly luciferase, wherein said one or more enzymes capable of degrading substances other than ATP do not include luciferase and wherein each of said one or more enzymes capable of degrading substances other than ATP reduce the light emission produced from said light-emitting reaction of firefly luciferase, and subsequently assaying the sample for bioluminescent light emission.
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