Fluorescence detection of poison oak oil
View Patent ↗The invention herein disclosed provides for compositions, methods for synthesizing said compositions, and methods for using said compositions, wherein the compositions and methods may be used to bind to and/or deactivate a poison oak oil, such as urushiol. The compositions and methods can be used to treat and/or reduce an inflammatory reaction and/or hypersensitivity to natural compounds found in poison oak, poison ivy, poison sumac, mango, lac tree, and cashew nut.
1. A catechol detecting kit, the catechol detecting kit comprising a compound, a suitable excipient, carrier, or combination thereof, an applicator, a vessel, the vessel shaped and adapted for confining the compound, the compound comprising a nitroxide and an effective amount of a boron compound, the boron compound comprising an alkylboronic acid having the general formula R—B(OH) 2 , and wherein the boron compound is in an effective amount for detecting a catechol.
2. The catechol detecting kit of claim 1 , wherein the boron compound comprises a hydrophobic alkyl group.
3. The catechol detecting kit of claim 1 , wherein the boron compound comprises a hydrophilic alkyl group.
4. The catechol detecting kit of claim 1 , wherein the nitroxide is a profluorescent nitroxide.
5. The catechol detecting kit of claim 1 , wherein the applicator is a spray applicator.
6. The catechol detecting kit of claim 1 , wherein the catechol is urushiol.
7. The catechol detecting kit of claim 1 further comprising an aerosol propellant.
8. The catechol detecting kit of claim 1 further comprising a lamp.
9. The catechol detecting kit of claim 1 , wherein the boron compound optionally comprises at least one B-alkyl boronic acid derivative.
10. The catechol detecting kit of claim 1 wherein the boron compound is present in an amount selected from the group consisting of from about 99.5% to about 0.001%, from about 95% to about 0.1%, and from about 90% to about 0.5%, by weight, based on the total combined weight of the boron composition thereof.
11. The catechol detecting kit of claim 1 , wherein the catechol is a catechol in poison oak oil.
12. A catechol detecting kit, the catechol detecting kit comprising a compound, a suitable excipient, carrier, or combination thereof, an applicator, a vessel, the vessel shaped and adapted for confining the compound, the compound comprising a nitroxide and a boron compound, the boron compound comprising an alkylboronic acid having the general formula R—B(OH) 2 , where R is selected from the group consisting of a hydrophobic alkyl group and a hydrophilic alkyl group, and wherein the boron compound is in an effective amount for detecting a catechol.
13. The catechol detecting kit of claim 12 , wherein the nitroxide is a profluorescent nitroxide.
14. The catechol detecting kit of claim 12 , wherein the applicator is a spray applicator.
15. The catechol detecting kit of claim 12 , wherein the catechol is urushiol.
16. The catechol detecting kit of claim 12 further comprising an aerosol propellant.
17. The catechol detecting kit of claim 12 further comprising a lamp.
18. The catechol detecting kit of claim 12 , wherein the boron compound optionally comprises at least one B-alkyl boronic acid derivative.
19. The catechol detecting kit of claim 12 wherein the boron compound is present in an amount selected from the group consisting of from about 99.5% to about 0.001%, from about 95% to about 0.1%, and from about 90% to about 0.5%, by weight, based on the total combined weight of the boron composition thereof.
20. The catechol detecting kit of claim 12 , wherein the catechol is a catechol in poison oak oil.
21. The catechol detecting kit of claim 1 , where R is selected from the group consisting of a hydrophobic alkyl group and a hydrophilic alkyl group.
22. The catechol detecting kit of claim 1 , further comprising a set of instructions for how to use the catechol detecting kit.
23. The catechol detecting kit of claim 12 , further comprising a set of instructions for how to use the catechol detecting kit.