HIGH SENSITIVITY, EASY TO USE, ENZYME IMMMUNOASSAY FOR PROGESTERONE IN SALIVA

Award Information

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services

Branch: N/A

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 7957

Amount: $50,000.00

Phase: Phase I

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1988

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

Biometallics Inc

Box 2251

Princeton, NJ 08543

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

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Research Institution

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Abstract

THE GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH AT BIOMETALLICS IS TO DEVELOP A RAPID, EASY TO USE ENZYMEIMMUNOASSAY, WITH ENHANCED SENSITIVITY FOR DETERMINING THE REPRODUCTIVE HORMONE, PROGESTERONE, IN SALIVA. THE MEASUREMENT OF PROGESTERONE INSALIVA IS ATTRACTIVE BECAUSE SAMPLING IS NONINVASIVE AND ESSENTIALLY STRESS FREE. BUT BECAUSE PROGESTERONE LEVELS INSALIVA ARE ONLY 1% OF PROGESTERONE LEVELS IN SERUM, ENHANCEDSENSITIVITY IS REQUIRED OVER CONVENTIONAL ENZYMEIMMUNOASSAY METHODOLOGY. A METHOD FOR INCREASING THE ENZYME SENSITIVITY OF HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE IS PRESENTED. THIS METHOD WILL BE DEMONSTRATED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ASSAY KIT FOR PROGESTERONE IN SALIVA. THIS ENHANCED SENSITIVITY METHOD WILL ALSO HAVE GENERAL APPLICATION TO THE DETERMINATION OF LOW LEVELS OF MANY OTHER HORMONES OR ANALYTES OF INTEREST.

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HIGH SENSITIVITY, EASY TO USE, ENZYME IMMMUNOASSAY FOR PROGESTERONE IN SALIVA