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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1996
John C Herr, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Alan B Diekman, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Elizabeth Norton, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Ann Westbrook-Case, Gum Spring, VA (US);
The University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Abstract
The monoclonal antibody S19, expressed by Deposit HB12144, ATCC, effectively agglutinates a sperm surface glycoprotein, SAGA-1 protein. The mAB finds utility as a binding agent in a spermicide, showing a high degree of effectiveness in binding potential sperm. The protein bound, identified as SAGA-1, is the immunogen in a contraceptive vaccine, as well as the standard for determining antibody titer upon vaccination. The monoclonal antibody can also be used as a diagnostic to determine the presence, and amount, of sperm in a variety of samples.