Enzymatic temperature change indicator

Title: Enzymatic temperature change indicator

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A temperature change indicator is described which is composed of an enzyme and a substrate for that enzyme suspended in a solid organic solvent or mixture of solvents as a support medium. The organic solvent or solvents are chosen so as to melt at a specific temperature or in a specific temperature range. When the temperature of the indicator is elevated above the chosen, or critical temperature, the solid organic solvent support will melt, and the enzymatic reaction will occur, producing a visually detectable product which is stable to further temperature variation.

Inventors:

Klibanov, Alexander M. ^[1]; Dordick, Jonathan S. ^[2]

(Newton, MA)
(Iowa City, IA)

Issue Date:: 1989-01-21

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN

OSTI Identifier:: 866939

Patent Number(s):: 4826762

Application Number:: 06/459,787

Assignee:: Massachusetts Industry of Technology (Cambridge, MA) ORNL

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: enzymatic; temperature; change; indicator; described; composed; enzyme; substrate; suspended; solid; organic; solvent; mixture; solvents; support; medium; chosen; melt; specific; range; elevated; critical; reaction; occur; producing; visually; detectable; product; stable; variation; enzymatic reaction; temperature change; solid organic; critical temperature; temperature range; organic solvent; temperature variation; change indicator; support medium; /435/116/374/426/

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