METHOD AND DETECTION DEVICE FOR NITRIC OXIDE AND ITS METABOLITES

摘要

The invention relates to products and methods for detecting nitrate, nitrite or metabolites of nitric oxide in a sample. A nitrate detection product (1) for detecting nitrate in a sample comprises (i) a reaction zone (5) containing a reducing agent and adapted so as to receive the sample and contact it with the reducing agent in the presence of a source of iodide to produce a reaction product; and (ii) a detection zone (10) for presenting a signal in response to the detection of a component of the reaction product. A method of detecting nitrate in a sample comprises the steps of (i) contacting the sample with a reducing agent in the presence of a source of iodide in a reaction zone (5) to produce a reaction product; and (ii) presenting a signal in response to the detection of a component of the reaction product in a detection zone (10).