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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:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Chemcom S.a., Brussels, BE;
Inventors:
Pierre Chatelain, Brussels, BE;
Alex Veithen, Genappe, BE;
Assignee:
ChemCom S.A., Brussels, BE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01); C07K 14/72 (2006.01); C07K 14/705 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/567 (2006.01); G01N 33/566 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/566 (2013.01); G01N 2500/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to the identification of carboxylic acids, present in human sweat, as natural ligands of a specific subgroup of seven olfactory receptor (OR) belonging to class 1 within the OR classification. The invention encompasses the use of the interaction of OR polypeptides and carboxylic acids as the basis of screening assays for agents that specifically modulate the activity of the seven ORs of the invention.