Global Patent Index - EP 1173555 A1

EP 1173555 A1 20020123 - METHOD AND KIT FOR INDICATING THE LEVEL OF BAD BREATH

Title (en)

METHOD AND KIT FOR INDICATING THE LEVEL OF BAD BREATH

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND KIT ZUR ANZEIGE DES GRADES VON üBELRIECHENDEM ATEM

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET KIT PERMETTANT D'INDIQUER LE DEGRE DE MAUVAISE HALEINE

Publication

EP 1173555 A1 20020123 (EN)

Application

EP 00919125 A 20000424

Priority

  • IL 0000240 W 20000424
  • US 13097099 P 19990426

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0065033A1] The invention provides a method for the rapid assessment of the degree of halitosis comprising the steps of: a) obtaining a sample of fluid and/or tissue from the oral cavity of a subject, b) assessing the amount of beta -galactosidase present in said sample, c) determining the degree of halitosis in said subject, by comparing the result obtained in step b) with appropriate reference values.

IPC 1-7

C12N 9/38; C12N 15/56; C12Q 1/54; G01N 33/535

IPC 8 full level

G01N 33/497 (2006.01); C12N 9/38 (2006.01); C12N 15/56 (2006.01); C12Q 1/34 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C12N 9/2471 (2013.01); C12Q 1/34 (2013.01); C12Y 302/01023 (2013.01); C12Q 2334/52 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0065033 A1 20001102; AU 3986800 A 20001110; CA 2370375 A1 20001102; EP 1173555 A1 20020123; EP 1173555 A4 20020710; IL 146179 A0 20020725; JP 2003518916 A 20030617

DOCDB simple family (application)

IL 0000240 W 20000424; AU 3986800 A 20000424; CA 2370375 A 20000424; EP 00919125 A 20000424; IL 14617900 A 20000424; JP 2000614370 A 20000424