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N-terminal fragment of human pro-opiomelanocortin and process therefor

US4632780A · kind A · utility

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Inventors

Nabil G. Seidah · Forestville, CA
Michel Chretien · Mount Royal, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 10, 1981
Grant date	Dec 30, 1986
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 10, 2001

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S930/26
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

There are disclosed the N-terminal fragment of human pro-opiomelanocortin, a glycopeptide composed of 76 amino acid residues, and a process for preparing same from human pituitary glands. The glycopeptide is useful in potentiating the effects of ACTH on steroidogenesis, in stimulating the production of aldosterone, as a diagnostic tool, as well as a reagent for determining its presence in biological fluids and tissues by immunochemical means.

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