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Process for the manufacture of thrombin inhibitors

US5422249A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 15, 1993
Grant dateJun 6, 1995
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Expiry dateSep 15, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N15/10
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to DNA sequences that code for the amino acid sequence of the thrombin inhibitor hirudin, hybrid vectors containing such DNA sequences, host cells transformed with such hybrid vectors, novel polypeptides with thrombin-inhibiting activity produced from such transformed host cells, processes for the manufacture of these DNA sequences, hybrid vectors and transformed host cells, and processes for the manufacture of these thrombin-inhibitors using the transformed host cells. The hirudin compounds that can be produced according to the invention have valuable pharmacological properties.

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