US PATENT SUBCLASS 530 / 387.5
.~.~.~.~ Binds oligosaccharide structure


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530 /   HD   CHEMISTRY: NATURAL RESINS OR DERIVATIVES; PEPTIDES OR PROTEINS; LIGNINS OR REACTION PRODUCTS THEREOF

350  DF  PROTEINS, I.E., MORE THAN 100 AMINO ACID RESIDUES {14}
380  DF  .~ Blood proteins or globulins, e.g., proteoglycans, platelet factor 4, thyroglobulin, thyroxine, etc. {3}
386  DF  .~.~ Globulins {4}
387.1  DF  .~.~.~ Immunoglobulin, antibody, or fragment thereof, other than immunoglobulin antibody, or fragment thereof that is conjugated or absorbed {9}
387.5.~.~.~.~ Binds oligosaccharide structure


DEFINITION

Classification: 530/387.5

Binds oligosaccharide structure:

(under subclass 387.1) Subject matter involving an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof whose antigen-binding site(s) will combine with an oligosaccharide structure that is either free, a component of a glycoprotein, or a component of a glycolipid.

(1) Note. The oligosaccharide structure can be one that is schematically illustrated in the disclosure or one that is known in the art, such as the carbohydrate component of ganglioside GD3.

(2) Note. Some of the oligosaccharide structures disclosed by the patents of this subclass are expressed on the surfaces of cancer cells as components of glycoproteins or glycolipids and are related to the A, B, Le, or H blood-group antigens.

(3) Note. It is suggested that the patents in this subclass be cross-referenced to the appropriate subclass(es) that provide for antibodies that bind the microorganism(s) upon which the oligosaccharide structure is expressed, if such disclosure is present.