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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1995
Dietrich Brocks, Wiesbaden, DE;
Jurgen Punter, Hofheim am Taunus, DE;
Helmut Strecker, deceased, late of Pfungstadt, DE;
Rupert Timpl, Gauting, DE;
Volkmar Gunzler-Pukall, Marburg, DE;
Henning Hachmann, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Abstract
It is possible with the aid of a monoclonal antibody which is specifically directed against an epitope of amino-terminal procollagen peptide (type III) which is not present on the fragment Col 1, and of a second monoclonal or polyclonal antibody against an epitope of amino-terminal procollagen peptide (type III), to determine said peptide with great accuracy. It is also, possible, with the aid of a monoclonal antibody which is specifically directed against an epitope of amino-terminal procollagen peptide (type III) which is not present in Col 1, to determine with great accuracy said procollagen peptide in body fluids.