Methods for treatment of enzyme preparations

US5532145A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The Steritech Group, Inc. · US

Inventors

• John W. Tessman · Berkeley, US
• George D. Cimino · Richmond, US
• Stephen T. Isaacs · Orinda, US
• John E. Hearst · Berkeley, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 20, 1992
• Grant date: Jul 2, 1996
• Expiry date: Nov 20, 2012

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S435/81
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Method useful for solving the problem of contamination of protein with nucleic acid. Rendering amplifiable contaminating nucleic acid in enzyme preparations substantially unamplifiable prior to use of the enzyme.