A method for rapid differential diagnosis of infection using supercritical fluid chromatographic separation of quorum sensing molecules as biomarkers for infection agents.

An object is to provide a technique for detecting a nitro compound. The object is achieved by a nitro compound detection element formed from a specific type of an insect olfactory receptor or from an insect olfactory receptor having a specific mutation introduced.

Systems, apparatuses, kits, and methods for purification and analysis of analytes having a broad range of hydrophobicities by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Using one set of liquid chromatography columns, one set of mobile phase buffers, and, optionally, a single ionization method (e.g., electrospray ionization), a wide range of analytes can be purified and analyzed on a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) system. LC-MS purification and analysis of analytes having a broad range of partition coefficients is accomplished by selecting LC run parameters and MS system parameters that are particular to different classes of analytes without having to make column or buffer changes or any other hardware configuration changes to the LC-MS system. The methods, systems, and kits described herein provide for substantially increased speed/throughput and ease of use for a wide range analytes with essentially no compromise in specificity for individual analytes relative to previously described methods.

This disclosure relates to methods and kits for determining the presence and/or amount of one or more analytes in a keratinized structure (e.g., hair) sample.

A kit and a method for determination of fentanyl drugs in biological samples are provided, belonging to the field of biotechnology. The method includes: a sample is transferred into a centrifuge tube containing acetonitrile in advance for shaking, extraction and centrifugation; a supernatant is drawn into a purification extraction column by pulling a plunger upwards and fully contacted with absorbents to quickly complete a preliminary purification; the plunger is pulled upwards continuously to absorb a certain volume of air, then a filter is installed at the bottom of the purification extraction column and the plunger is pushed downwards to make a sample extractant comes into contact with mixed absorbents. The filtrate is collected and subjected to analysis on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Compared with existing approaches, the proposed methodology is simpler, faster, more efficient, minimizes the impact caused by insufficient professional experience, thus greatly improves accuracy and precision results.

Sensors arrays that include indicators arranged in a pattern on a substrate. The indicators include nucleophilic indicators. In some examples, the sensor arrays with multiple nucleophilic indicators provide superior detection and identification of microorganisms, cancer biomarkers, formaldehyde, organophosphates, and aldehydes.

Described herein are compounds, methods, and kits for long-term tracking of cell proliferation, differentiation, and/or function. The compounds of the present invention are novel cell-tracking reagents, efficiently excitable with a 405-nm violet laser, that provide bright fluorescence intensity, uniform cell staining, and good retention within cells as well as low toxicity toward cells.

Methods and kits for detecting antibodies (e.g., anti-drug antibodies). Such methods and kits permit the detection of, for example, anti-drug antibodies in human body fluids, such as blood, plasma and serum.

A method for the early detection and monitoring of the progression of cancer by detecting breath biomarkers is provided. The method comprises assessing the activity of an aldo-keto reductase by measuring the concentration of an exogenous substrate for said enzyme and/or measuring the concentration of a metabolite of said substrate in exhaled breath of a subject. Preferably, the cancer is lung cancer.

A time-resolved fluorescence kit for synchronously detecting 4,15-diacetoxyscirpenol, deoxynivalenol and T-2 toxin. The kit includes an immunochromatography time-resolved fluorescence test strip and a sample reaction bottle containing freeze-dried products of europium-labeled monoclonal antibodies of toxins, where the immunochromatography time-resolved fluorescence test strip includes a liner, where a water absorption pad, a detection pad and a sample pad are sequentially attached to one side of the liner from top to bottom, adjacent pads are connected in an overlapping manner at a joint, the detection pad uses a nitrocellulose membrane as a base pad, a transverse quality control line and detection lines are arranged on the nitrocellulose membrane from top to bottom, the quality control line is coated with a rabbit antimouse polyclonal antibody, the three detection lines are located below the quality control line, and the detection lines each are coated with a toxin-protein conjugate.