Patents Assigned to UNLEVER PATENT HOLDINGS B.V.
  • Publication number: 20030078402
    Abstract: An expression library comprising a repertoire of nucleic acid sequences cloned from a non-immunized source, each nucleic acid sequence encoding at least part of a variable domain of a heavy chain derived from an immunoglobulin naturally devoid of light chains (VHH) wherein the extent of sequence variability in said library is enhanced compared to the corresponding naive expression library by introducing mutations in one or more of the complementarity determining regions (CDRs) of said nucleic acid sequences or by generating alternative combinations of CDR and framework sequences not naturally present in the naive library repertoire. Also disclosed is the use of such a library in preparing antibodies, more particularly antibody fragments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: UNLEVER PATENT HOLDINGS B.V.
    Inventors: Leon Frenken, Cornelis P. van der Logt