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Method of detecting compounds utilizing genetically modified lambdoid bacteriophage

US5650267A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 1994
Grant dateJul 22, 1997
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2795/10322
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is an infective lambdoid bacteriophage which includes a protein construct comprising a genetically modified major tail protein truncated at its carboxy terminus, and a target molecule peptide bonded to the carboxy terminus of the tail protein. Also disclosed are nucleic acids encoding the construct and methods of detecting a molecule-of-interest in a solution and of detecting a cell which produces a molecule-of-interest.

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