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(11) EP 1 748 297 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
08.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/36

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
23.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/25

(21) Application number: 06386024.1

(22) Date of filing: 13.07.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01N 33/68(2006.01)

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Method for analysing naturally occuring peptides and small proteins using mass spectrometry

Massenspektrometrie-Analyse von natürlich vorkommenden Peptiden und kleinen Proteinen

Procédé d'analyse des peptides d'origine naturelle et petits proteins par spectrométrie de masse


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 27.07.2005 GR 20050100392

(43) Date of publication of application:
31.01.2007 Bulletin 2007/05

(73) Proprietors:
  • Foundation for Biomedical Research of the Academy of Athens
    115 27 Athens (GR)
  • Vougas, Constantinos
    15669 Papagou (GR)
  • Tsangaris, George
    152 35 Vrilissia Attikis (GR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Tsangaris, George
    152 35 Vrilissia Attikis (GR)
  • Vougas, Constantinos
    156 69 Papagou (GR)
  • Fountoulakis, Michael
    115 27 Athens (GR)

(74) Representative: Tefou-Fotea, Eleni 
Foundation of Biomedical Research Of the Academy of Athens 4, Soranou Ephessiou
115 27 Athens
115 27 Athens (GR)


(56) References cited: : 
   
  • CHERTOV OLEG ET AL: "Organic solvent extraction of proteins and peptides from serum as an effective sample preparation for detection and identification of biomarkers by mass spectrometry" PROTEOMICS, vol. 4, no. 4, April 2004 (2004-04), pages 1195-1203, XP008071195 ISSN: 1615-9853
  • CHERTOV O ET AL: "ENRICHMENT OF LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT PROTEINS FROM BIOFLUIDS FOR BIOMARKER DISCOVERY" EXPERT REVIEW OF PROTEOMICS, FUTURE DRUGS LTD., LONDON, GB, 2005, pages 139-145, XP008066919 ISSN: 1478-9450
  • ZHOU MING ET AL: "An investigation into the human serum "interactome"." ELECTROPHORESIS. MAY 2004, vol. 25, no. 9, May 2004 (2004-05), pages 1289-1298, XP002408172 ISSN: 0173-0835
   
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