Detection of components of RNA viral glycoproteins using a mannose-specific lectin binding assay
US5462853A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 22, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S436/827
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Anti-viral material comprising a mannose-specific lectin obtained from a bulb of the plant family Amaryllidaceae, for example Narcissus pseudonarcissus, and the use of this material to produce a medicament and a vaccine. The material is effective against RNA viruses which contain glycoproteins with mannose (alpha-1>3) or (alpha-1>6) mannose linkages, for example HIV or HTLV such a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Human T Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) and can also be used as a diagnostic.
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