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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ulises Vergara, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Andres Ruiz, Queens, NY (US);
Arturo Ferreira, New York, NY (US);
Ruth S Nussenzweig, New York, NY (US);
Victor N Nussenzweig, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
New York University, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H61K / ; H61K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 88 ; 530327 ; 530326 ; 530325 ; 514 12 ; 514 13 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a peptide antigen comprising an amino acid sequence of a non-repetitive epitope of the circumsporozoite protein of a sporozoite of the genus plasmodium said peptide having the property of eliciting formation of antibodies that bind to said nonrepetitive epitope on the sporozoite surface said peptide being synthetic, purified and substantially shorter in length than said protein.