Composition for detecting peptidoglycan, and diagnostic kit detecting peptidoglycan

• Main Authors: AUH JOONG-HYUCK, PARK YEON-SUNG, YEO JEONG-MI, PARK JI-WON, CHO TAE-HOON, PARK BU-SOO, SONG SEUNG-HWAN, KIM MOON-SUK, KIM HYUN-SIC, LEE BOK-LUEL, JOO CHANG-HUN, YOON JONG-WON, KIM HONG-LAK
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.12.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL ORENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES; ENZYMOLOGY; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEICACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; SPIRITS; TESTING; VINEGAR; WINE

The present invention relates to a composition for selectively detecting an extremely small amount of peptidoglycan in sample, a preparation method of the composition, and a detection kit for peptidoglycan. It is possible to quantify a small amount of peptidoglycan contained in human blood, tissue, body fluid, water or food, and to diagnose an infection of microorganism with peptidoglycan as a component of cell wall using the composition and the detection kit. In addition, the composition can be applied for a diagnosis reagent of detecting an infection of Gram-positive bacteria in animal or human being in advance, and thus, can be used for the prevention or treatment of food poisonings and Bacterial sepsis.