Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving viable micro-organism
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-18
2005-10-18
Gitomer, Ralph (Department: 1651)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving viable micro-organism
C435S004000, C530S300000, C530S324000, C530S325000, C530S326000, C530S806000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06955891
ABSTRACT:
The present invention features aBacillus anthracislethal factor substrate. The substrate can be used for example to measure lethal factor activity. Preferred substrates contain one or mare detectable labels and have a sufficiently high turnover rate for applications in a high throughput screen.
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Cummings Richard T.
Cunningham Barry R.
Hermes Jeffrey D.
Salowe Scott
Gitomer Ralph
Heber Sheldon O.
Merck & Co. , Inc.
Srivastava Kailash C.
Tribble Jack L.
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