Patent ID: 7682831
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for assaying HDL cholesterol in a sample, comprising: determining the specificity of an assay for HDL cholesterol, and assaying HDL cholesterol using said assay; wherein a mixture of a plurality of polycyclic polyoxyalkylene derivatives is employed at least in the specificity determining step, said mixture having an HLB of 14.1 to 18, and wherein the polycyclic polyoxyalkylene derivatives are nonionic surfactants selected from the group consisting of polyoxyalkylene polycyclic phenyl ether, polyoxyethylene tribenzylphenyl ether, polyoxyalkylene polystyrylphenyl ether, polyoxyalkylene phenylphenol ether, polyoxyalkylene polystyrylphenyl ether condensate, polyoxyalkylene alkylphenyl ether condensate, polyoxyalkylene styrylated phenyl ether, and polyoxyalkylene allylphenyl ether.