Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Rapid Assay To Detect Antigenic Lipids In A Test Tube From Tuberculosis Patients’ Serum And Method Thereof

MUMBAI, India, July 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411100924 A) filed by Amity University Haryana on December 19, 2024, for Rapid Assay To Detect Antigenic Lipids In A Test Tube From Tuberculosis Patients’ Serum And Method Thereof.

Inventors include Zeeshan Fatima; Saif Hameed; and Gaurav Nigam.

The application for the patent was published on July 24, 2026, under issue no. 30/2026.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a rapid assay to detect antigenic lipids in a test tube from tuberculosis patients’ serum and a method thereof. Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is characterized by a lipid-rich cell wall containing mycolic acids that exhibit strong antigenic properties. The...