Bioassay and peptides for use therein
US8372412B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/5695
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides a bioassay for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection comprising artificially modified peptide subsequences of the T-cell epitope from M. tuberculosis Ag85B. Particularly preferred peptides have the form: SGGNNSPAX (SEQ ID 26), where X is Methionine (SEQ ID 18), Leucine (SEQ ID 17), Alanine (SEQ ID 15) or Valine (SEQ ID 10) and NNSPAV (SEQ ID 14). The invention also provides peptides for use in such an assay.
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