PEPTIDE ANALOGS AND THEIR USE AS HAPTENS TO ELICIT CATALYTIC ANTIBODIES

摘要

Antigens capable of eliciting antibodies which can catalyze chemical reactions, in particular, the cleavage or formation of a peptide linkage, comprising a hapten or a hapten and a suitable carrier molecule are disclosed. Antibodies capable of cleaving or forming an amide, peptide, ester of glycosidic bond and which are elicited by such antigens are disclosed. Pharmaceutical uses of antibodies are disclosed including antibodies against renin, HIV coat protein, LPS TNF and IgE.