Modified apoaequorin having increased bioluminescent activity
US5360728A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S530/855
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention encompasses modified apoaequorin nucleotide and amino acid sequences capable of emitting light in the presence of luciferin and a light-triggering cation such as Ca.sup.2+, which possess bioluminescent activity greater than unmodified apoaequorin and methods of use therefore.
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