Medical Research Council

Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich

Francesca Viti

Dario Neri

Gregory Paul Winter

Dan S Tawfik

Salvatore Demartis

Adrian Huber

Lorenzo Tarli

Manfred Birchler

The present invention relates to antibodies with sub-nanomolar affinity specific for a characteristic epitope of the ED-B domain of fibronectin, a marker of angiogenesis. Furthermore, it relates to the use of radiolabelled high affinity anti ED-B antibodies for detecting new-forming blood vessels in vivo and a diagnostic kit comprising said antibody. Furthermore, it relates to conjugates comprising said antibodies and a suitable photoactive molecules (e.g. an appropriately chosen photosensitizer or radionuclide), and their use for the selective light-mediated occlusion of new blood vessels.

Specific binding molecules for scintigraphy, conjugates containing them and therapeutic method for treatment of angiogenesis

A method for isolating the DNA encoding an enzyme is presented. The DNA is contained within a support to which the enzyme is linked, wherein the enzyme is further linked to a substrate. When the enzyme reacts with the substrate, the product remains linked to the enzyme. The product linked to the enzyme which is linked to the support containing the DNA encoding the enzyme is isolated, thereby isolating the DNA encoding the enzyme. In this manner an expression library of enzymes produced by mutagenesis can be screened for mutated active enzyme, and thereby obtain the mutated DNA encoding the mutated active enzyme.

Method for isolating the DNA encoding an enzyme

The present invention relates to a method of isolating an enzyme having a desired chemical or biological activity, the method comprising linking the enzyme to a substrate for the enzyme, reacting the enzyme and substrate such that a product is produced which remains linked to the enzyme and isolating the enzyme by selectively isolating the product linked to the enzyme.

Isolation of enzymes

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Genoa, Italy

Francesca Viti