Patents Assigned to The Collaborative Group
  • &bgr;(1-3)-glucan diagnostic assays
    Patent number: 6413715
    Abstract: Methods of isolating &bgr;(1-3)-glucan or &bgr;(1-3)-glucan-containing organisms in a sample, or of detecting the presence of &bgr;(1-3)-glucan or &bgr;(1-3)-glucan-containing organisms in a sample, utilizing binding agents for &bgr;(1-3)-glucan, such as LacCer, GalCer, globotriaosylceramide and asialoganglioside-GM1, are described. Methods of diagnosing fungal infection, by detecting &bgr;(1-3)-glucan or &bgr;(1-3)-glucan-containing organisms, are also described. Antibodies and kits useful in the methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: The Collaborative Group
    Inventors: Eric M. Wakshull, William M. Mackin, Janet W. Zimmerman, Leslie W. Fisette
  • &bgr;(1-3)-glucan diagnostic assays
    Patent number: 6294321
    Abstract: Methods of isolating &bgr;(1-3)-glucan or &bgr;(1-3)-glucan-containing organisms in a sample, or of detecting the presence of &bgr;(1-3)-glucan or &bgr;(1-3)-glucan-containing organisms in a sample, utilizing binding agents for &bgr;(1-3)-glucan, such as LacCer, GalCer, globotriaosylceramide and asialoganglioside-GM1, are described. Methods of diagnosing fungal infection, by detecting &bgr;(1-3)-glucan or &bgr;(1-3)-glucan-containing organisms, are also described. Antibodies and kits useful in the methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: The Collaborative Group
    Inventors: Eric M. Wakshull, William M. Mackin, Janet W. Zimmerman, Leslie W. Fisette