Patent ID: 7700744
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: C07K,C12N,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for detecting a protein or a nucleic acid from a complex sample comprising a virus, prokaryotic cell or eukaryotic cell, the method comprising: (a) contacting the complex sample with magnetic colloidal particles to form a mixture, said magnetic colloidal particles comprising a core and an envelope, wherein: wherein: (b) homogenizing the mixture; (c) complexing said magnetic colloidal particles with said virus, prokaryotic cell, or eukaryotic cell; (d) applying a magnetic field to separate from the mixture said virus, prokaryotic cell or eukaryotic cell complexed on said magnetic colloidal particles; and (e) detecting said protein by an immunoassay or detecting said nucleic acid by hybridization.