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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1998
John C. Herr, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Alan B. Diekman, Charlottesville, VA (US);
V. Anne Westbrook-Case, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Elizabeth J. Norton, Charlottesville, VA (US);
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Abstract
S19 mAb, deposited under Accession Number HB-12144 at the ATCC, binds to a carbohydrate epitope of a glycoprotein found distributed over the surface of sperm. The carbohydrate nature of the epitope, its distribution over the entire sperm surface, and the fact that it is epididymal/sperm specific and not naturally found in any of the tissues of the female reproductive tract, make the glycoprotein, SAGA-1, a desirable immunogen as the active agent for a contraceptive vaccine, as well as a test standard for monitoring antibody titer. The antibody provides a diagnostic for the presence of sperm, as well as a topical spermistatic.