Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090286325 | METHOD OF DETECTING TARGET NUCLEIC ACID AND CONTAINER USED FOR THE DETECTING METHOD - An object is to provide a method of easily detecting a target nucleic acid with high precision without using a hybridization method and a container used for the detecting method. The method of detecting the target nucleic acid | 11-19-2009 |
20100248250 | METHOD FOR PREPARING STOOL SAMPLE, SOLUTION FOR PREPARING STOOL SAMPLE, AND KIT FOR COLLECTING STOOL - Provided in the present invention are a method for preparing a stool sample without any need for complicated operations which is capable of efficiently recovering a nucleic acid or the like originating from mammalian cells, such as the cells exfoliated from the large intestine, in the stool; a solution for preparing a stool sample and a kit for stool collection which are used in the above method; and a method for recovering and analyzing the nucleic acid in stool using the stool sample prepared by the above method. More specifically, provided are a method for preparing a stool sample which is a method for preparing a stool sample in order to efficiently recover a nucleic acid from the stool sample, the method characterized in that the collected stool is mixed with a solution for preparing a stool sample which has a water-soluble organic solvent as an active ingredient; a solution for preparing a stool sample which is used in the method; a kit for collecting stool; a method for recovering a nucleic acid characterized by recovering a nucleic acid originating from indigenous enteric bacterium and a nucleic acid originating from an organism other than indigenous enteric bacterium at the same time from the stool sample prepared by the preparation method; and a method for analyzing a nucleic acid that analyzes the nucleic acid recovered by the method for recovering a nucleic acid. | 09-30-2010 |
20110060137 | STOOL SAMPLE PROCESSING METHOD AND STOOL SAMPLE PROCESSING CONTAINER - The present invention relates to a stool sample processing method and stool sample processing container the a stool sample processing container provided with a stool collection tool, a suspending solution holding portion and a processing solution holding portion, wherein stool sample preparation solutions consisting of a suspending solution and a stool sample processing solution are respectively housed in a suspending solution holding container and a processing solution holding container, after first mixing a stool sample with the suspending solution and suspending therein, a sealant is released into the suspending solution holding container by pressing on the lower portion of the processing solution holding container, and the resulting stool suspension mixes with the stool sample processing solution that stabilizes the nucleic acid. | 03-10-2011 |
20110183332 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING NUCLEIC ACID FROM STOOL SAMPLE, NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS METHOD AND STOOL SAMPLE PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to the a nucleic acid analysis method that uses nucleic acid recovered according to the nucleic acid recovery method, and a stool sample processing apparatus used in that method, wherein the method has steps of: (A) eluting nucleic acid amplification reaction inhibitory substances by preparing a stool sample by adding a collected stool to a solution for removing nucleic acid amplification reaction inhibitory substances that has a water-soluble organic solvent as an active ingredient thereof, and storing the stool sample for a predetermined time, (B) recovering a stool-derived solid fraction by removing the solution for removing nucleic acid amplification reaction inhibitory substances from the stool sample after step (A), and (C) recovering nucleic acid from the stool-derived solid fraction recovered in step (B). | 07-28-2011 |
20110189673 | STOOL SAMPLE PREPARATION METHOD, SOLUTION FOR PREPARING STOOL SAMPLE AND STOOL COLLECTION KIT - The present invention relates to the providing of a method for preparing a stool sample that enables nucleic acids in a stool to be stably preserved without requiring a complex procedure, a stool sample preparation solution and stool collection kit used in that method, and a method for recovering and analyzing nucleic acids in a stool using a stool sample prepared according to the preparation method of the present invention, and a stool sample having superior preservation of nucleic acids contained in the stool sample is prepared by mixing a collected stool with the stool sample preparation solution having for an active ingredient thereof a water-soluble organic solvent containing an organic acid. | 08-04-2011 |
20110236895 | METHOD FOR PREPARING SAMPLE, SOLUTION FOR PREPARING SAMPLE AND STOOL COLLECTION KIT METHOD FOR ANALYZING A NUCLEIC ACID - The present invention relates to the providing of a method for preparing a sample from a nucleic acid-containing sample such as biological samples, where inhibitory substance's action against a enzyme reaction using a nucleic acid as substrate are decreased, a solution for preparing a sample used for the method, a stool collection kit used in that method, and a method for recovering and analyzing a nucleic acid in a nucleic acid-containing sample using a sample prepared using the preparation method of the present invention. A method for preparing a sample according to the present invention is a method for preparing a sample being used for analyzing a nucleic acid, and is characterized in that a nucleic acid-containing sample is mixed with a solution having one or more members selected from the group consisting of a polycation and a chelating agent as an active ingredient. | 09-29-2011 |
20110244461 | METHOD FOR PREPARING STOOL SAMPLE, SOLUTION FOR PREPARING STOOL SAMPLE AND STOOL COLLECTION KIT - The present invention relates to the providing of a method for preparing a stool sample that enables a nucleic acid in a stool to be stably preserved without requiring a complex procedure, a solution for preparing a stool sample, a stool collection kit used in that method, and a method for recovering and analyzing a nucleic acid in a stool using a stool sample prepared using the preparation method of the present invention. A method for preparing a stool sample according to the present invention is a method for preparing a stool sample being used for analyzing a nucleic acid contained in the stool, and is characterized in that a collected stool is mixed with a solution having a protease inhibitor as an active ingredient. | 10-06-2011 |
20110300550 | METHOD FOR DETECTING NUCLEIC ACID IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE - The present invention is to provide a method capable of efficiently and readily detecting a nucleic acid from a biological sample such as feces. | 12-08-2011 |
20120064525 | METHOD FOR COLLECTION OF NUCLEIC ACID DERIVED FROM MAMMALIAN CELL, METHOD FOR ANALYSIS OF NUCLEIC ACID, AND KIT FOR COLLECTION OF FECES - A method of recovering a nucleic acid derived from a mammalian cell taken from feces is provided. The nucleic acid is recovered easily even from feces collected in routine health checkups or the like. The nucleic acid of mammalian cell can be recovered more selectively than that from an enterobacterial cell. The method of recovering of the present invention includes the steps of, (A) preparing a fecal sample by placing the feces in a treatment solution with a high salt concentration, immersing the feces in the treatment solution for a predetermined period; (B) recovering a solid component from the fecal sample after the step (A); and (C) recovering a nucleic acid from the solid component recovered in the step (B). | 03-15-2012 |
20120064535 | METHOD OF PREPARING SAMPLES CONTAINING NUCLEIC ACIDS - The present invention provides a method of preparing a sample enabling efficient recovery of nucleic acids from a biological sample such as stool without requiring a bothersome procedure. The method of preparing a nucleic acid-containing sample of the present invention comprises (A) a step for mixing a biological sample with a nucleic acid stabilizer, (B) a step for recovering a solid component from the mixture obtained in step (A) in the form of a nucleic acid-containing sample, and (C) a step for washing the solid component recovered in step (B) using an acidic buffer solution having a pH of 2 or higher. | 03-15-2012 |