| abstract |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medium-stabilized reagent composition in an electrochemical analyte determination assay and a method of using the same. SOLUTION: The reagent composition of the present invention contains an enzyme, a redox mediator, and a mediator stabilizing buffer. Optionally, the reagent composition can further include certain wetting agents, detergents, enzyme co-factors and combinations thereof. Further provided are various electrochemical test strips containing the reagent compositions of the present invention, systems and kits containing the reagent compositions, and methods for using the reagent compositions in analyte determination assays. Have been. The present invention has been found to be useful in a variety of different applications, including glucose concentration determination applications. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1 |