Patent ID: 7314919

Claim:
An isolated antibody against the NS3 protein of hepatitis C virus (HCV) or recombinant or synthetic fragments thereof able to inhibit helicase activity of the NS3 protein and HCV viral replication having the following sequence of the light chain variable portion: 5′-AELTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQGISRYLAWFQQRPGKAPKSLTYAASHLQSGVP SRFSASGSGTEFTLSISSLQPEDFATYYCQQYDTYPYTFGQGTKLETKRTV-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 1); and the following sequence of the heavy chain variable portion: 5′ LEESGGGLVKPGGSLRLSCVASGLTFSRYNMQWVRQAPGKGLEWVASISTSGVYTYYA DSVTGRFTISRDNSKNSLYLQMNSLGAEDTAVYYCARDLTFLCGGDCLQPWGQG-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 6).