Method for detection of 4-hydroxybutyric acid and its precursor(s) in fluids

Abstract

A method for determining the presence or amount of gamma-hydroxybutyrate or precursors in a sample, said method comprising contacting said sample with an indicator which specifically binds to gamma-hydroxybutyrate or precursors to form an indicatorcomplex; and, measuring said indicatorcomplex to determine the presence or amount of said gamma-hydroxybutyrate or precursors in said sample.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A method for quantitatively determining gamma hydroxybutyrate comprising: 
 contacting a sample with the mixture of an enzyme conjugated to gamma hydroxybutyrate, enzyme substrate, and a buffer;    determining a color change in the mixture; and correlating a color change in the mixture with the amount of GHB in the sample.    
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein the enzyme is selected from the group consisting of glycosidases, esterases, sulfatases, phosphatases, hydroxylases and oxidoreductases.  
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein the buffer is selected from the group consisting of Hepes, citrate, borate, borax, sodium tetraborate decahydrate, sodium perchlorate, sodium chlorate, sodium carbonate, TRIS (Tris[hydroxymethyl]aminomethane, MES (2-[N-Morpholino]ethanesulfonic acid), BIS-TRIS (bis[2-Hydroxyethyl]iminotris[hydroxymethyl]methane; 2-bis[2-hydroxyethyl]amino-2-[hydroxymethyl-1,3-propanediol), ADA (N-[2-Acetamidol]-2-iminodiacetic acid; N-[Carbaoylmethyl]iminodiacetc acid), ACES (2-[(2-Amino-2-oxoethyl)amino]ethanesulfonic acid; N-[2-Acetamido]-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid), PIPES (PiperazineN-N′-bis[2-ethanesulfonic acid)]; 1,4-Piperzinedethanesulfoic acid), MOPSO (3-[N-Morpholinol]-2-hydroxypropanesulfonic acid), BIS-TRIS PROPANE (1,3-bis[tris(Hydroxymethyl)methylamino]propane), BES (N,N-bis[2-Hydroxyethyl]-2-aminoethaesulfonic acid; 2-bis(2-Hydroxyethyl)amino]ethanesulfonic acid), MOPS (3-[N-Morpholino]propanesulfonic acid), TES (N-tris[Hydroxymethyl]methyl-2-aminomethanesulfonic acid; 2[2-Hysroxy-1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)-ethyl]amino)ethanesulfonic acid), DIPSO (3-[N,N-bis(2-Hydroxyethyl)amino]-2-hydroxypropanesulfonic acid), TAPSO (3-[N-tris(Hydroxyethyl)methylamino]-2-hydroxypropanesulfonic acid), HEPPSO (N-[2-Hydroxythyl]piperazine-N′-[2Hydroxypropanesulfonic acid]), POPSO (Piperazine-N,N′-bis[2-hydroxypropanesulfonic acid]), EPPS (N-[2-Hydroxyethyl]piperazine-N′-[3-propanesulfonic acid), TEA (triethanolamine), TRICINE (N-tris[Hydroxymethyl]methyllycine; N-[2-Hydroxy-1-1-bis(hydroxymethyl)etyyl]glycine), BICINE (N,N-bis[2-Hydroxyethyl]glycine), TAPS (N-tris[Hydroxymethyl]methyl-3-aminopropanesulfonic acid; ([2-Hdroxy-1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)ethyl]amino)-1-propanesulfonic acid), AMPSO (3-[(1,1-Dimethyl-2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-2-hydroxypropanesulfonic acid), CHES (2-[N-Cyclohexylamino]ethanesulfonic acid), CAPSO (3-[Cyclohexylamino]-2-hydroxy-1-propanesulfonic acid), AMP 2-Amino-2-ethyl-1-propanol, CAPS (3-[cyclohexylamino]-1-propanesulfonic acid), hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, lactic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, chromic acid, boric acid, perchloric acid, potassium hydrogen tartrate, potassium hydrogen phthalate, calcium hydroxide, phosphate, bicarbonate, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, oxalate and succinate.