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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
S Melissa Maret, Laytonsville, MD (US);
Hans H Feindt, Parkton, MD (US);
Gerald DeWayne Hahn, Severn, MD (US);
Keith Uithoven, West Friendship, MD (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; C07N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-722 ; 5303886 ; 5303919 ; 435 34 ; 436548 ;
Abstract
Antibodies which recognize and bind to histidine rich protein II of Plasmodium falciparum. These antibodies exhibit improved specificity and affinity for the antigen which provides enhanced sensitivity in immunoassays. Peptides useful for generation of the antibodies are also provided.