Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving antigen-antibody binding – specific binding protein...
Patent
1997-09-12
1999-03-16
Minnifield, Nita
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving antigen-antibody binding, specific binding protein...
4353201, 435 914, 435 691, 435 701, 536 231, 536 2432, 536 243, G01N 3353, C07H 2102, C07H 2104, C12N 1500
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ABSTRACT:
The invention provides Saliva Binding Protein polypeptides and DNA (RNA) encoding Saliva Binding Protein polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing Saliva Binding Protein polypeptides to screen for antibacterial compounds.
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Gimmi Edward R.
Jackson Arthur E.
King William T.
Minnifield Nita
SmithKline Beecham Corporation
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