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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1999
Joseph P. Morris, Arnold, MD (US);
Duy Nguyen, Madison, WI (US);
James Kappelman, Worcestor, MA (US);
Michael D. Potter, Acton, MA (US);
Mead M. McCabe, Miami, FL (US);
Reza Ziai, Weston, FL (US);
Stephen Feldman, Passaic, NJ (US);
Hipolito Hartman, Miami, FL (US);
Viragen, Inc., Plantation, FL (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to methods for isolating highly purified mixtures of natural Type I interferon from white blood cells. The invention also relates to highly-purified mixtures of Type I interferon which resemble natural Type I interferon in that the highly purified mixtures of natural Type I interferon includes at least 9 subtypes, i.e., alpha-1, alpha-2, alpha-5, alpha-7, alpha-8, alpha-10, alpha-14, alpha-21 and omega, giving rise to at least 16, and possibly 20 or more molecular species, including alpha-1 alpha-1new, alpha-2 alpha-2 alpha-2 alpha-5, alpha-5LG, alpha-7, alpha-8 alpha-8 alpha-10 alpha-14 alphal4- alpha 14- alpha-14LG, alpha-21 alpha-21 alpha-21 omega and omega LG.