Patent ID: 9068995
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for determining the presence, concentration, or amount of analytes of interest in a sample comprising the steps of: a. collecting a biological fluid; b. separating a liquid sample from said biological fluid; c. aliquoting said sample; d. derivatizing analytes of interest within said sample, wherein the derivatizing agent comprises at least one of: 4-(1-methyl-4-pyridinylmethyl)-1,2,4-triazolidine-3,5-dione, 4-phenyl-1,2,4-triazolidine-3,5-dione, and 4-ferrocenylmethyl-1,2,4-triazolidine-3,5-dione, and their isomers, isotopes, and analogs; e. transferring said sample to a preparation vessel; f. purifying said sample; and g. analyzing analytes of interest of said sample.