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a binding group capable of stably binding the protease, said binding group comprising a monophenylphosphinate group or a diphenylphosphonate group,\n
a specific recognition group for the protease, which is an amino acid group(s) positioned at P1 and/or P2 or P1, P2 and P3,\na succinyl moiety,\n
a spacer group comprising one or more PEG residues, and\n
a reporter group wherein the binding group is linked to the specific recognition group, the specific recognition group is linked to the succinyl moiety, the succinyl moiety is linked to the spacer group and the spacer group is linked to the reporter group and wherein the compound is:"],"number":1,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound is"],"number":2,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["A method for the detection and/or inhibition of one or more proteases, comprising the steps of:\n
mixing a biological sample, with a compound as claimed in claim 1, allowing the compound to stably bind a target protease in the sample to form a detectable complex and detecting the detectable complex."],"number":3,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["A method of detecting a pathological condition in a subject comprising the steps of:\n
providing a sample from the subject,\n
incubating the sample with a compound as claimed in claim 1 for binding a protease, in order to form a detectable complex and determining the amount of protease in the sample through comparison of the amount of the detectable complex present with a standard, and comparing the amount of protease in the sample with a normal level of protease in such a sample, wherein an elevated level of the protease compared to a normal level is indicative of a pathological condition."],"number":4,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The method as claimed in claim 4 wherein an increase of at least 5-100 fold is indicative of a pathological condition."],"number":5,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The method as claimed in claim 4 wherein the pathological condition is a chronic or acute airways disease such as cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchiectasis, congenital alphai antitrypsin, emphysema, acute respiratory distress (ARDS); athersoschlerosis; pancreatitis, acute periodontal disease, solid malignancies, disseminated intravascular dissemination, sepsis, aneurysms or chronic non-healing wounds, bacterial, viral or fungal infection."],"number":6,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["An assay system for the detection of a protease comprising a compound as claimed in claim 1."],"number":7,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false},{"lines":["The assay system of claim 7 in the form of an ELISA assay, lateral flow device/dipstick or chip."],"number":8,"annotation":false,"claim":true,"title":false}]}},"filters":{"npl":[],"notNpl":[],"applicant":[],"notApplicant":[],"inventor":[],"notInventor":[],"owner":[],"notOwner":[],"tags":[],"dates":[],"types":[],"notTypes":[],"j":[],"notJ":[],"fj":[],"notFj":[],"classIpcr":[],"notClassIpcr":[],"classNat":[],"notClassNat":[],"classCpc":[],"notClassCpc":[],"so":[],"notSo":[],"sat":[]},"sequenceFilters":{"s":"SEQIDNO","d":"ASCENDING","p":0,"n":10,"sp":[],"si":[],"len":[],"t":[],"loc":[]}}