US PATENT SUBCLASS 530 / 388.9-- .~.~.~.~.~ Binds drug, hapten, hapten--carrier complex, or specifically-identified chemical structure (e.g., theophylline, digoxin, etc.)

US PATENT SUBCLASS 530 / 388.9
.~.~.~.~.~ Binds drug, hapten, hapten--carrier complex, or specifically-identified chemical structure (e.g., theophylline, digoxin, etc.)

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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}
388.1	DF	.~.~.~.~ Monoclonal {3}
388.9		.~.~.~.~.~ Binds drug, hapten, hapten--carrier complex, or specifically-identified chemical structure (e.g., theophylline, digoxin, etc.)

DEFINITION

Classification: 530/388.9

Binds drug, hapten, hapten-carrier complex, or specifically-identified chemical structure (e.g., theophylline, digoxin, etc.):

(under subclass 388.1) Subject matter involving a monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof whose antigen-binding site(s) will combine with a drug, hapten, hapten-carrier complex, or with a specifically-identified chemical structure that is disclosed.

(1) Note. A hapten is a molecule or portion thereof that has little or no antigenicity unless coupled to a carrier molecule that is antigenic. Haptens are usually, but not always, of low molecular weight. Common carriers are proteins such as bovine serum albumin (BSA) and keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH).