Pathogen hemoglobin receptor specificity for human hemoglobin
US8632988B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/56938
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of measuring binding between hemoglobin and a microbe of interest includes: providing hemoglobin from a source of interest; contacting the hemoglobin with a microbe of interest; and measuring the binding affinity between the hemoglobin and the microbe, wherein the binding affinity is indicative of microbe virulence in the presence of the hemoglobin.
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