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US 7,745,588 B2Granted
Antibodies to a paralytic peptide
AssigneeBioProspecting NB Inc.
InventorsJohn M. Stewart, Bradley J. Steeves, Karl Vernes
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Abstract
The invention relates to a low molecular weight peptide (or suite of related peptides) isolated from the submaxillary saliva glands of shrews of the species Blarina as a paralytic agent. This novel paralytic agent is useful as a neuromuscular blocker and analgesic or as an insecticide.
Claims16
An isolated antibody that specifically binds to an epitope within the sequence DCSQDCAACS ILARPAELNT ETCILECEGK LSSNDTEGGL CKEFLHPSKV DLPR (SEQ ID NO:1).
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