Means and methods for detecting soy allergens
Summary
The USPTO granted Patent US12596111B2 to Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. covering methods for manufacturing antibodies that specifically bind to soy Gly m 8 protein and methods for detecting soy material in food or feedstuff preparations using said antibodies. The patent includes 12 claims and covers antibody production via plant-based protein expression, particularly in tobacco plants.
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Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has been granted a patent for methods of producing antibodies specific to soy Gly m 8 allergens and using those antibodies to detect soy material in food or feedstuff preparations. The method involves immunizing animals with purified soy Gly m 8 protein obtained through plant expression (preferably tobacco plants), then harvesting antibodies from the sacrificed animals.
Food and beverage manufacturers, particularly those producing allergen-free or specialty food products, should be aware that this patent may affect freedom-to-operate considerations for soy allergen detection technologies. Companies developing competing detection methods or kits for soy allergens may need to evaluate whether their products fall within the scope of these claims.
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Means and methods for detecting soy allergens
Grant US12596111B2 Kind: B2 Apr 07, 2026
Assignee
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Inventors
Heide Havenith, Holger Spiegel, Stefan Schilberg, Elke Ueberham, Jörg Lehmann
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of antibodies and their application in food and feedstuff quality control. In particular, the invention relates to a method for the manufacture of an antibody that specifically binds to soy Gly m 8 protein wherein said method comprises immunising an animal with the purified soy Glym8 protein, wherein said soy Glym8 protein has been obtained by expressing soy Glym8 protein in plants, and preferably, tobacco plants and purifying the soy Glym8 protein from said plants and, preferably, tobacco plants and obtaining an antibody from the animal which specifically bind to soy Gly m8 protein, wherein the animal will be sacrificed. Moreover, the invention contemplates an antibody obtained by said method as well as the use of said antibody for detecting soy material in a food preparation or feedstuff preparation. Further, a method for detecting soy material in a food preparation or feedstuff preparation and a kit for carrying out said method are provided.
CPC Classifications
G01N 33/025 C07K 16/16 C12N 15/09 C12N 15/61 C12N 15/63 C12N 15/66 C12N 5/10
Filing Date
2019-10-11
Application No.
17283915
Claims
12
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