Patent ID: 6974706
Filing Date: 2005-12-13
Classification: B82Y,G01N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for detecting a target analyte/biomarker in exhaled breath comprising: a.) exposing to the exhaled breath an aptamer that selectively binds to the target analyte/biomarker, wherein the aptamer is linked with a molecular beacon; and b.) detecting a signal generated by the molecular beacon to indicate the presence of the target analyte/biomarker in the exhaled breath, wherein the target analyte/biomarker is selected from the group consisting of acetaldehyde, acetone, ammonia, CO, chloroform, dichlorobenzene, diethylamine, hydrogen, isoprene, isoprostane, methanethiol, methylethylketone, O-toluidine, pentane sulfides and sulfides, H