Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Process for the preparation of non-toxic anthrax vaccine
- Patent Title (中): 无毒性炭疽疫苗的制备工艺
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Application No.: US10497673Application Date: 2002-03-20
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Publication No.: US07888490B2Publication Date: 2011-02-15
- Inventor: Rakesh Bhatnagar , Pankaj Gupta , Smriti Batra , Vibha Chauhan , Aparna Singh , Nidhi Ahuja , Praveen Kumar
- Applicant: Rakesh Bhatnagar , Pankaj Gupta , Smriti Batra , Vibha Chauhan , Aparna Singh , Nidhi Ahuja , Praveen Kumar
- Applicant Address: IN New Delhi
- Assignee: Centre of Biotechnology Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Current Assignee: Centre of Biotechnology Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Current Assignee Address: IN New Delhi
- Agency: Ladas & Parry LLP
- Priority: IN1222/DEL/01 20011205
- International Application: PCT/IN02/00048 WO 20020320
- International Announcement: WO03/048390 WO 20030612
- Main IPC: C07H21/04
- IPC: C07H21/04 ; C07H21/02 ; A61K39/07

Abstract:
Anthrax toxin, comprising of protective antigen (PA), lethal factor (LF) and edema factor (EF) is a major virulent factor of B. anthracis. Protective antigen, PA is the main component of all the vaccines against anthrax. The protective efficacy of PA is greatly increased if small quantities of LF of EF are incorporated into the vaccines. An ideal vaccine against anthrax should contain PA, LF and EF together, but this combination would be toxic. Therefore, the biologically inactive mutant preparations of PA, LF and EF may be used together for better immunoprotection. The present invention describes the method for generation of recombinant vaccine against anthrax, comprising of non-toxic, mutant anthrax toxin proteins. The procedure involves site-directed mutagenesis of the native genes of the toxin proteins, the expression and purification of the mutant proteins and finally characterization of these proteins.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050063986A1 Process for the preparation of non-toxic anthrax vaccine Public/Granted day:2005-03-24
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