Method for enhancing the immunogenicity of an immunogenic compound or hapten, and use thereof for preparing vaccines
US6149911A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2760/18534
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for improving the immunogenicity of an immunogen, an antigen or a hapten, when it is administered to a host, independently of the mode of administration, characterized in that the said antigen or hapten is coupled covalently to a support molecule in order to form a complex, and in that this support molecule is a polypeptide fragment which is able to bind specifically to mammalian serum albumin. The invention also relates to the use, as a medicament, of the product which can be obtained in this way.
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