Patent ID: 6303757
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: G01N,Y10S

Abstract:
A polymerized antibody conjugate labeled with a cyanine dye comprising an polymerized antibody and a dye for labeling said antibody, said dye being a cyanine dye represented by one of the following chemical formulae (1) to (4): ##STR6##where R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represent hydrogen or an alkyl group, X represents a halogen, M represents hydrogen or an alkali metal, and n represents an integer of 1 to 4,wherein said antibody is polymerized via a multi-functional reagent, includes at least one amino group, and is bound to a protein via a disulfide bond to form a polymerized antibody conjugate, said polymerized antibody conjugate being bonded to said cyanine dye through said amino group.