Patent Number:
7,732,215
Title:
Cyanide sensing compounds and uses thereof
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a cyanide detection method using fluorescence and cyanide sensitive boronic acid containing fluorophores, wherein a change in a measured fluorescent property correlates to the concentration of the cyanide compound in a biological or environmental test sample.
Inventors:
Geddes; Chris D. (Bel-Air, MD), Badugu; Ramachandram (Baltimore, MD), Lakowicz; Joseph R. (Ellicott City, MD)
Assignee:
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
International Classification:
G01N 33/00 (20060101); C07F 5/02 (20060101); C09K 11/06 (20060101)
Expiration Date:
2022-06-08 0:00:00