Bacterial methionine N-terminal peptidase
US4865974A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 1986 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2006 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S930/30
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods for obtaining N-terminal methionine-free proteins involve a novel E. coli methionine amino peptidase. The method is capable of in vitro or in vivo application. For in vivo application, a plasmid-borne DNA encoding the peptide is expressed in a bacterial host.
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