Patent ID: 8685396

Claim:
A substantially pure polypeptide comprising a monoclonal antibody that binds anthrax protective antigen (PA) comprising: a heavy chain CDR1 region consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, a heavy chain CDR 2 region consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5, a heavy chain CDR3 region consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:7, a light chain CDR1 region consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:11, a light chain CDR2 region consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:13, and a light chain CDR3 region consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:15; or a heavy chain CDR1 region consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:19, a heavy chain CDR 2 region consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:21, a heavy chain CDR3 region consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:23, a light chain CDR1 region consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:27, a light chain CDR2 region consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:29, and a light chain CDR3 region consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:31.