SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES OF COMPLEXES FORMED BY GLYCOPROTEINS E1 AND E2 OF THE HEPATITIS C VIRUS, METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE PRESENCE, AND ISOLATION OF THESE COMPLEXES

摘要

An antibody capable of specifically binding to mature complexes formed between HCV glycoproteins E1 and E2, which have a structure stabilised by non-covalent bonds. The antibody may be used to determine the presence of or to purify E1E2 complexes.