Patent ID: 6960441

Claim:
A method of detecting a defensin polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: a) a polypeptide comprising SEQ ID NO:3; b) a polypeptide consisting of a fragment of SEQ ID NO:3 comprising amino acids 64 through 94 of SEQ ID NO:3 (SEQ ID NO:6); and c) a polypeptide consisting of a fragment of SEQ ID NO:3 comprising amino acids 20 through 63 of SEQ ID NO:3 (SEQ ID NO:5); wherein said method comprises the steps of: i) contacting an antibody or a labeled antibody specific for the defensin polypeptide of a), b), or c) with said polypeptide and ii) detecting the formation of an antibody complexed with the defensin polypeptide.