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Isolated DNA molecule encoding SHET1 of Shigella flexneri 2a and mutant Shigella flexneri 2a

US5589380A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 1994
Grant dateDec 31, 1996
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S530/825
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Substantially pure enterotoxins of Shigella flexneri 2a are described, along with a method for obtaining the same, antibodies having binding specificity to the enterotoxins and a method for use of the enterotoxins to develop a non-reactogenic Shigella flexneri 2a vaccine candidate.

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