Reagent compositions for use in electrochemical detection
View Patent ↗Biological reagent compositions with improved sensitivity to the concentration of blood glucose in patient samples for use in measuring systems and methods. The reagent compositions comprise a glucose oxidoreductase enzyme, a flavin nucleoside coenzyme and a mediator formulation. The mediator formulation comprises at least one electroactive organic molecule and at least one coordination complex.
1. A reagent for detecting an analyte, comprising:
a glucose oxidoreductase;
flavin adenine dinucleotide; and
a mediator formulation comprising at least one electroactive organic molecule independently selected from a phenoxazine or a phenoxazinium salt, and at least one coordination complex.
2. The reagent according to claim 1 , wherein the glucose oxidoreductase is glucose dehydrogenase.
3. The reagent according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one coordination complex is independently selected from iron, osmium or ruthenium complexes.
4. The reagent according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one electroactive organic molecule is independently selected from a benzophenoxazine or a benzophenoxazinium salt.
5. The reagent according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one coordination complex is a ruthenium complex.
6. A reagent for detecting an analyte, comprising:
a glucose oxidoreductase;
flavin adenine dinucleotide; and
a mediator formulation comprising at least one electroactive organic molecule independently selected from a benzophenoxazine or a benzophenoxazinium salt, and at least one coordination complex independently selected from iron, osmium, or ruthenium complexes.
7. The reagent according to claim 6 , wherein the glucose oxidoreductase is a glucose dehydrogenase.
8. The reagent according to claim 6 , wherein the coordination complex is a ruthenium complex.
9. The reagent according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one electroactive organic molecule is independently selected from 9-(dimethylamino)benzophenoxazin-7-ium chloride, N-(9H-benzophenoxazin-9-ylidene)-N-methylmethanaminium chloride, or 8-dimethylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine.
10. A reagent for detecting an analyte, comprising:
a glucose oxidoreductase;
a coenzyme selected from a flavin nucleoside and a nicotinamide nucleotide; and
a mediator formulation comprising at least one electroactive organic molecule independently selected from a benzophenoxazine or a benzophenoxazinium salt, and ruthenium hexamine.
11. The reagent according to claim 10 , wherein the glucose oxidoreductase is a glucose dehydrogenase.
12. The reagent according to claim 10 , wherein the flavin nucleoside coenzyme is flavin adenine dinucleotide.
13. The reagent according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one electroactive organic molecule is independently selected from 9-(dimethylamino)benzophenoxazin-7-ium chloride, N-(9H-benzophenoxazin-9-ylidene)-N-methylmethanaminium chloride, 8-dimelthylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine hemi (zinc chloride) salt, 7-dimethylamino-1,2-benzophenoxazine or 8-dimethylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine.
14. A reagent for detecting an analyte, comprising:
a glucose oxidoreductase;
a coenzyme selected from a flavin nucleoside; and
a mediator formulation comprising at least one electroactive organic molecule independently selected from 9-(dimethylamino)benzophenoxazin-7-ium chloride, N-(9H-benzophenoxazin-9-ylidene)-N-methylmethanaminium chloride, 8-dimelthylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine hemi (zinc chloride) salt, 7-dimethylamino-1,2-benzophenoxazine or 8-dimethylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine; and ruthenium hexamine.
15. The reagent according to claim 14 , wherein the glucose oxidoreductase is a glucose dehydrogenase.
16. The reagent according to claim 14 , wherein the coenzyme is flavin adenine dinucleotide.
17. A reagent for detecting an analyte, comprising:
glucose dehydrogenase;
a coenzyme selected from flavin adenine dinucleotide; and
a mediator formulation comprising at least one electroactive organic molecule independently selected from a benzophenoxazine or a benzophenoxazinium salt, and at ruthenium hexamine.
18. The reagent according to claim 17 , wherein the at least one electroactive organic molecule is independently selected from 9-(dimethylamino)benzophenoxazin-7-ium chloride, N-(9H-benzophenoxazin-9-ylidene)-N-methylmethanaminium chloride, 8-dimelthylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine hemi (zinc chloride) salt, 7-dimethylamino-1,2-benzophenoxazine or 8-dimethylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine.
19. An electrochemical sensor strip, comprising:
a base;
a working electrode;
a counter electrode; and
at least one reagent layer, wherein the at least one reagent layer comprises a glucose oxidoreductase, a coenzyme selected from a flavin nucleoside, and a mediator formulation, wherein the mediator formulation comprises at least one electroactive organic molecule independently selected from a phenoxazine or a phenoxazinium salt and at least one coordination complex.
20. The electrochemical sensor strip according to claim 19 , wherein the coenzyme is flavin adenine dinucleotide.
21. The electrochemical sensor strip according to claim 19 , wherein the glucose oxidoreductase is glucose dehydrogense.
22. The electrochemical sensor strip according to claim 19 , wherein the at least one coordination complex is independently selected from iron, osmium or ruthenium complexes.
23. The electrochemical sensor strip according to claim 19 , wherein the at least one electroactive organic molecule is independently selected from a benzophenoxazine or a benzophenoxazinium salt.
24. An electrochemical sensor strip, comprising:
a base;
a working electrode;
a counter electrode; and
at least one reagent layer, wherein the at least one reagent layer comprises a glucose oxidoreductase, a coenzyme selected from a flavin nucleoside, and a mediator formulation, wherein the mediator formulation comprises at least one at least one electroactive organic molecule independently selected from a benzophenoxazine or a benzophenoxazinium salt, and at least one coordination complex independently selected from iron, osmium and ruthenium complexes.
25. The electrochemical sensor strip according to claim 24 , wherein the glucose oxidoreductase is a glucose dehydrogenase.
26. The electrochemical sensor strip according to claim 24 , wherein the coenzyme is flavin adenine dinucleotide.
27. The electrochemical sensor strip according to claim 24 , wherein the at least one coordination complex is a ruthenium complex.
28. The electrochemical sensor strip according to claim 24 , wherein the at least one electroactive organic molecule is independently selected from 9-(dimethylamino)benzophenoxazin-7-ium chloride, N-(9H-benzophenoxazin-9-ylidene)-N-methylmethanaminium chloride, 8-dimelthylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine hemi (zinc chloride) salt, 7-dimethylamino-1,2-benzophenoxazine or 8-dimethylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine.
29. An electrochemical sensor strip, comprising:
a base;
a working electrode;
a counter electrode; and
at least one reagent layer, wherein the at least one reagent layer comprises a glucose oxidoreductase, a coenzyme selected from a flavin nucleoside, and a mediator formulation, wherein the mediator formulation comprises at least one electroactive organic compound independently selected from a benzophenoxazine or a benzophenoxazinium salt, and at least one ruthenium coordination complex.
30. The electrochemical sensor strip according to claim 29 , wherein the coenzyme is flavin adenine dinucleotide.
31. An electrochemical sensor strip, comprising:
a base;
a working electrode;
a counter electrode; and
at least one reagent layer, wherein the at least one reagent layer comprises a glucose oxidoreductase, a coenzyme selected from a flavin nucleoside, and a mediator formulation, wherein the mediator formulation comprises at least one electroactive organic molecule and at least one coordination complex, wherein the at least one electroactive organic molecule is independently selected from 9-(dimethylamino)benzophenoxazin-7-ium chloride, N-(9H-benzophenoxazin-9-ylidene)-N-methylmethanaminium chloride, 8-dimelthylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine hemi (zinc chloride) salt, 7-dimethylamino-1,2-benzophenoxazine or 8-dimethylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine, and the at least one coordination complex is ruthenium hexamine.
32. The electrochemical sensor strip according to claim 31 , wherein the glucose oxidoreductase is glucose dehydrogenase.
33. The electrochemical sensor strip according to claim 31 , wherein the coenzyme is flavin adenine dinucleotide.
34. An electrochemical sensor strip, comprising:
a base;
a working electrode;
a counter electrode; and
at least one reagent layer, wherein the at least one reagent layer comprises glucose dehydrogenase, a coenzyme selected from flavin adenine dinucleotide, and a mediator formulation, wherein the mediator formulation comprises at least one electroactive organic molecule independently selected from a benzophenoxazine or a benzophenoxazinium salt, and at least one ruthenium coordination complex.
35. The sensor strip according to claim 34 , wherein the at least one electroactive organic molecule is independently selected from 9-(dimethylamino)benzophenoxazin-7-ium chloride, N-(9H-benzophenoxazin-9-ylidene)-N-methylmethanaminium chloride, 8-dimelthylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine hemi (zinc chloride) salt, 7-dimethylamino-1,2-benzophenoxazine or 8-dimethylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine.
36. The sensor strip according to claim 35 , wherein the at least one ruthenium complex is ruthenium hexamine.
37. The sensor strip according to claim 34 , wherein the at least one ruthenium complex is ruthenium hexamine.
38. A method of making an electrochemical sensor strip, comprising:
depositing a first electrode on a base;
depositing a second electrode on the base; and
applying a reagent layer on the base covering at least a portion of at least first or second electrode, wherein the at least one reagent layer comprises a glucose oxidoreductase, a coenzyme selected from a flavin nucleoside, and a mediator formulation, wherein the mediator formulation comprises at least one electroactive organic molecule independently selected from a phenoxazine or a phenoxazinium salt, and at least one coordination complex.
39. The method according to claim 38 , wherein the coenzyme is flavin adenine dinucleotide.
40. The method according to claim 38 , wherein the glucose oxidoreductase is glucose dehydrogense.
41. The method according to claim 38 , wherein the at least one coordination complex is independently selected from iron, osmium or ruthenium complexes.
42. The method according to claim 38 , wherein the at least one electroactive organic molecule is independently selected from a benzophenoxazine or a benzophenoxazinium salt.
43. A method of making an electrochemical sensor strip, comprising:
depositing a first electrode on a base;
depositing a second electrode on the base; and
applying a reagent layer on the base covering at least a portion of at least first or second electrode, wherein the at least one reagent layer comprises a glucose oxidoreductase, a coenzyme selected from a flavin nucleoside, and a mediator formulation, wherein the mediator formulation comprises at least one at least one electroactive organic molecule independently selected from a benzophenoxazine or a benzophenoxazinium salt, and at least one coordination complex independently selected from iron, osmium or ruthenium complexes.
44. The method according to claim 43 , wherein the glucose oxidoreductase is a glucose dehydrogenase.
45. The method according to claim 43 , wherein the coenzyme is flavin adenine dinucleotide.
46. The method according to claim 43 , wherein the at least one coordination complex is a ruthenium complex.
47. The method according to claim 43 , wherein the at least one electroactive organic molecule is independently selected from 9-(dimethylamino)benzophenoxazin-7-ium chloride, N-(9H-benzophenoxazin-9-ylidene)-N-methylmethanaminium chloride, 8-dimelthylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine hemi (zinc chloride) salt, 7-dimethylamino-1,2-benzophenoxazine or 8-dimethylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine.
48. A method of making electrochemical sensor strip, comprising:
depositing a first electrode on a base;
depositing a second electrode on the base; and
applying a reagent layer on the base covering at least a portion of at least first or second electrode, wherein the at least one reagent layer comprises a glucose oxidoreductase, a coenzyme selected from a flavin nucleoside, and a mediator formulation, wherein the mediator formulation comprises at least one electroactive organic compound independently selected from a benzophenoxazine or a benzophenoxazinium salt, and at least one ruthenium coordination complex.
49. The method according to claim 48 , wherein the glucose oxidoreductase is a glucose dehydrogenase.
50. The method according to claim 48 , wherein the coenzyme is flavin adenine dinucleotide.
51. A method of making an electrochemical sensor strip, comprising:
depositing a first electrode on a base;
depositing a second electrode on the base; and
applying a reagent layer on the base covering at least a portion of at least first or second electrode, wherein the at least one reagent layer comprises a glucose oxidoreductase, a coenzyme selected from a flavin nucleoside, and a mediator formulation, wherein the mediator formulation comprises at least one electroactive organic molecule and at least one coordination complex, wherein the at least one electroactive organic molecule is independently selected from 9-(dimethylamino)benzophenoxazin-7-ium chloride, N-(9H-benzophenoxazin-9-ylidene)-N-methylmethanaminium chloride, 8-dimelthylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine hemi (zinc chloride) salt, 7-dimethylamino-1,2-benzophenoxazine or 8-dimethylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine, and the at least one coordination complex is ruthenium hexamine.
52. The electrochemical sensor strip according to claim 51 , wherein the glucose oxidoreductase is glucose dehydrogenase.
53. The electrochemical sensor strip according to claim 51 , wherein coenzyme is flavin adenine dinucleotide.
54. A method of making an electrochemical sensor strip, comprising:
depositing a first electrode on a base;
depositing a second electrode on the base; and
applying a reagent layer on the base covering at least a portion of at least first or second electrode, wherein the at least one reagent layer comprises glucose dehydrogenase, a coenzyme selected from flavin adenine dinucleotide, and a mediator formulation, wherein the mediator formulation comprises at least one benzophenoxazine or benzophenoxazinium salt and at least one ruthenium coordination complex.
55. The sensor strip according to claim 54 , wherein the at least one electroactive organic molecule is independently selected from 9-(dimethylamino)benzophenoxazin-7-ium chloride, N-(9H-benzophenoxazin-9-ylidene)-N-methylmethanaminium chloride, 8-dimelthylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine hemi (zinc chloride) salt, 7-dimethylamino-1,2-benzophenoxazine or 8-dimethylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine.
56. The sensor strip according to claim 55 , wherein the at least one ruthenium complex is ruthenium hexamine.
57. The sensor strip according to claim 54 , wherein the at least one ruthenium complex is ruthenium hexamine.
58. A meter for use in combination with a test strip for measuring a glucose level in a blood sample applied to a sample chamber in a test strip, said test strip comprising a base, a working electrode, a counter electrode, and at least one reagent layer, wherein the at least one reagent layer comprises glucose dehydrogenase, a coenzyme selected from flavin adenine dinucleotide, and a mediator formulation, said mediator formulation comprising at least one electroactive organic molecule and at least one coordination complex, wherein the at least one electroactive organic molecule is independently selected from a benzophenoxazine or a benzophenoxazinium salt, and the at least one at least one coordination complex is a ruthenium complex, said meter comprising:
a first connector for receiving said test strip;
a second connector for receiving a removable data storage device;
a processor;
a display; and
at least one electrode for applying at least a first voltage between said working and counter electrodes when said test strip is inserted.
59. The meter according to claim 58 , wherein the at least one electroactive organic molecule is independently selected from 9-(dimethylamino)benzophenoxazin-7-ium chloride, N-(9H-benzophenoxazin-9-ylidene)-N-methylmethanaminium chloride, or 8-dimethylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine.
60. The meter according to claim 59 , wherein the at least one ruthenium complex is ruthenium hexamine.
61. The meter according to claim 58 , wherein the at least one ruthenium complex is ruthenium hexamine.
62. A meter for use in combination with a test strip for measuring a glucose level in a blood sample applied to a sample chamber in a test strip, said test strip comprising a base, a working electrode, a counter electrode, and at least one reagent layer, wherein the at least one reagent layer comprises a glucose oxidoreductase, a coenzyme selected from a flavin nucleoside, and a mediator formulation, said mediator formulation comprising at least one electroactive organic molecule and at least one coordination complex, wherein the at least one electroactive organic molecule is independently selected from 9-(dimethylamino)benzophenoxazin-7-ium chloride, N-(9H-benzophenoxazin-9-ylidene)-N-methylmethanaminium chloride, 8-dimelthylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine hemi (zinc chloride) salt, 7-dimethylamino-1,2-benzophenoxazine or 8-dimethylamino-2,3-benzophenoxazine, and the at least one coordination complex is ruthenium hexamine, said meter comprising:
a first connector for receiving said test strip;
a second connector for receiving a removable data storage device;
a processor;
a display; and
at least one electrode for applying at least a first voltage between said working and counter electrodes when said test strip is inserted.
63. The meter according to claim 62 , wherein the glucose oxidoreductase is a glucose dehydrogenase.
64. The meter according to claim 63 , wherein the flavin nucleoside coenzyme is flavin adenine dinucleotide.