Anti-HIV-1/HIV-2 protease Purified

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The antibody 1696 recognizes free N-terminus of mature HIV protease (HIV-1 and HIV-2), an enzyme that hydrolyzes polyproteins of HIV viruses into functional proteins. The antibody 1696 does not react with the precursor.