Potent hydrophilic dienophiles. Synthesis and aqueous stability of several 4-aryl- and sulfonated 4-aryl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-diones and their immobilization on silica gel
Potent hydrophilic dienophiles. Synthesis and aqueous stability of several 4-aryl- and sulfonated 4-aryl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-diones and their immobilization on silica gel
Methods and kits which utilize a conjugate, preferably an adduct, of ergosterol for determining the presence or level of a broad spectrum of ergosterol-containing organisms (e.g., fungi) in various substrates are disclosed. These methods and kits can be used to accurately and efficiently diagnose a subject having a fungal infection, particularly invasive fungal infection, and to accurately and efficiently detect the presence of fungi and other ergosterol-containing organisms in other substrates. Antibodies and other compounds (e.g., molecularly imprinted polymers) that are capable of selectively binding to ergosterol or to an ergosterol-containing conjugate and methods of producing same are also disclosed.