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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2015
Nestec S.a., Vevey, CH;
Fabiyola Selvaraj, San Diego, CA (US);
Fred Princen, La Jolla, CA (US);
Sharat Singh, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
The present invention provides antibodies and methods for preparing antibodies to metabolites in the serotonin, tryptophan, kynurenine pathways. The prepared antibodies have low cross-reactivity to related metabolites, and are useful reagents for specific and sensitive immunoassays The present invention also provides stable derivatives of various metabolites and short chain fatty acids. The derivative can be conjugated to a biomolecule such as a carrier protein and combined with an adjuvant to stimulate an immune response. The derivatives can also be conjugated to other biomolecules.