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Lectin derived carbohydrate binding-peptide

US5453272A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 1992
Grant dateSep 26, 1995
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S530/868
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention is directed to a lectin derived carbohydrate binding-peptide which inhibits cell-mediated immune responses and has the amino acid sequence SPYGRC. The peptide binds terminally linked .alpha.-sialic acid (2.fwdarw.3).beta.Gal- and .alpha.-sialic (2.fwdarw.6).beta.Gal-structures and is a acid fragment of the S2 subunit of pertussis toxin produced by Bordetella pertussis.

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