Method of inactivating lipid-enveloped viruses
US6136321A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2770/24163
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of inactivating lipid-enveloped viruses by means of a non-ionic detergent, and the preparation of a vaccine containing the inactivated virus. The invention further relates to an inactivated virus which is characterized by its structural integrity, in particular the structural integrity of its enveloping proteins, as well as to the use of the inactivated virus for preparing a vaccine.
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