Patents Assigned to Gambro Lumdia AB
  • Peptide from amyloid A and antiserum therefor
    Patent number: 4755380
    Abstract: Substantially pure peptides containing amino acid residues occurring in amyloid A protein and serum amyloid A protein are disclosed. The peptide compounds may be natural or synthetically derived. It is a characteristic feature of the peptides, regardless of their origin, that the sum of the hydrophilicity values of the respective amino acid residues is greater than or equal to zero. Moreover, specific antisera to these peptides are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1988
    Assignee: Gambro Lumdia AB
    Inventors: Anders O. Grubb, Lennart W. Ljunggren, Helene K. Hansson