Antigenic peptide for detecting anti-hepatitis C virus antibodies and use thereof
US5302507A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S436/82
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The antigenic peptide represented by the following amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1) ##STR1## and a method of the detection of anti-HCV antibodies wherein the above peptide is brought into contact with a sample under the conditions that the peptide is bound to anti-HCV antibodies present in the sample to form an immunological complex and the formation of the immunological complex is measured to confirm the existence of the anti HCV antibodies in the sample. The method is highly specific and sensitive to anti-HCV antibodies.
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