Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving virus or bacteriophage
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-25
2006-04-25
Mosher, Mary E. (Department: 1648)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving virus or bacteriophage
C435S320100, C435S069300, C530S350000, C536S023200, C536S023400, C536S023720, C424S187100, C424S192100, C424S207100
Reexamination Certificate
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07033751
ABSTRACT:
Antigenic fragments of human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV), their fusion proteins with glutathione S-tranferase (GST) or thioredoxin (Thio), and a process for producing the fusion proteins thereof. The antigenic fragment of HTLV comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID Nos: 3 or 4.
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Hwong Ching-Long
Lin Hsin-Yu
Development Center for Biotechnology
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Mosher Mary E.
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