Patent ID: 6210903
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A61P,C07K,C12N,G01N

Abstract:
A peptide having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:162 and the following chemical structure:(A) (B) (X) Y Gln-Ile-Asp-Ile-Gln-Glu-Met-Arg-Ile-Gly-Pro-Met-Ala-Trp-Tyr-Ser-Met-Gly-Il e-Gly-GlyY (X) (Z);whereinB represents biotin,X represents a biotinylation compound which is incorporated during the synthetic process,Y represents a covalent bond or a linker arm,A represents at least one amino acid, amino group, or chemically modified amino terminus of the peptide,Z represents at least amino acid, OH-group, NH.sub.2 -group or a linkage involving these two groups, and the parentheses indicate that the presence of any given group in this position is optional.