Polypeptides as chemical tagging materials
US4441943A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 1982 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/13
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of tagging a substance to allow subsequent identification thereof comprising incorporating in the substance a polypeptide. Typically, the polypeptide is a synthetic polypeptide having a specific sequence of amino acids to constitute a particular molecular code which can be easily and readily identified.
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