Multicomponent kit containing an antibody to a synthetic antigen of sialic acid
US5192661A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S530/807
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A compound X-Y wherein X comprises sialic acid, a sialic acid derivative or and oligosaccharide terminating in a sialic acid or sialic acid derivative if multibranched at the end of at least the largest branch, and, Y represents coupling means which allows an antibody to be raised to X when the compound is coupled to a carrier through the coupling nears Y and the coupled compound used to raise said antibody. These compounds show utility in that they, and antibodies raised against these, can be used in detecting and diagnosing cancers.
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