4,931,223 16 substances capable of causing the chemilummescent 16. Tim process of claim 2 in which the process car 1,2-dioxetane compounds to decompose. ried out is a technique for studying the microstructure of a macromolecule. 11. The process of claim 10 in which one of the chem- 17. The process of claim 2 in which the process car ical substances is glucose. 5 ried odt is a multi-channel assay carried out in the pres ence of at least two of the chemilummescent 1.2-dioxe. 12. ne process of claim 10 in which one of the chern- tane compounds as recited in claim 2 as substrates, each ical substances is cholesterol. of which upon decomposition emits light of a different 13. 'Me process of claim 2 in which the process car- wavelength from the other(s). 10 18. The process of claim 17 in which at least one of ried out is a aucleic acid probe assay. said chemilummescent 1,2-dioictane compounds is 14. 17he process of claim 13 in which the nucleic acid chemically decomposable. probe assay is for the detection of virmes. 19. Ile process of claim 17 in which at least one of said chemilumcnescent 1,2-dioxemne compounds is 13. The process of claim 2 in which the process car- 15 electrically decomposable. ried out is a histocompatibility, assay. 2D 25 30 3S 40 45 so 55 60 65Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Last modified: November 3, 2007