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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2004
Applicants:
Samuel Chun-lap Lo, Sunshine, HK;
Leo Lai Chan, Hong Kong, HK;
Ivor John Hodgkiss, Lancs, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, HK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/00 (2006.01); C07K 14/405 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed toward biomarkers that identify characteristics of algae. The invention is further directed toward biomarkers that serve to identify algae species and strains of algae species as well as detect the presence of algal toxins. Additional embodiments feature methods utilizing algal biomarkers and polypeptides that can serve as biomarkers.