Patent ID: 6534280
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: C07K,C12N,G01N

Abstract:
A composition, comprising a medium for collecting a fecal sample at normal ambient temperature and preserving colonocytes present in said fecal sample, said medium containing agents, wherein an agent is selected from each of the groups of agents listed below:(i) an agent selected from the group consisting of bovine serum albumin, gel forming polymers and synthetic resins; (ii) an agent selected from the group consisting of potassium iodide, capsaicin, dithiothreitol, guaiacol and guaifenesin; and (iii) an agent selected from the group consisting of sodium benzoate glycyrrhizic acid, &agr;-glycyrrhetinic acid and &bgr;-glycyrrhetinic acid.