Protective epitopes of adenyl cyclase-haemolysin (AC-Hly), their application to the treatment or to the prevention of bordetella infections
US6309648A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S530/825
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The subject of the invention is amino acid sequences of the AC-Hly from B. pertussis. B. parapertussis and/or B. bronchiseptica, carrying epitopes capable of inducing a protective immune response against infection by Bordetella. The subject of the invention is antibodies, especially monoclonal antibodies, directed against these epitopes.
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