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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1999
Filed:
May. 22, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean Content, Rhode St Genese, BE;
Lucas De Wit, Puurs, BE;
Jacqueline De Bruyn, Beersel, BE;
Jean-Paul Van Vooren, St-Pieters Leeuw, BE;
Assignee:
N.V. Innogenetics S.A., Ghent, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ; G01N / ; C07H / ; C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4241301 ; 4241871 ; 435-6 ; 435-71 ; 435 691 ; 435 701 ; 435 711 ; 4351723 ; 435243 ; 435325 ; 4353201 ; 530300 ; 530350 ; 536 231 ; 536 241 ; 536 243 ; 536 2431 ; 536 2432 ; 536 2433 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to recombinant polypeptides and peptides which can also be used for the diagnosis of tuberculosis. The invention also relates to a process for preparing the above polypeptides and peptides, which are in a state of biological purity such that they can be used as part of the active principle in the preparation of vaccines against tuberculosis. The invention additionally relates to nucleic acids coding for said polypeptides and peptides.