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Vectors for the expression and secretion of hirudin by transformed yeasts

US5821079A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 1995
Grant dateOct 13, 1998
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07K2319/02
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Functional block of DNA enabling to prepare hirudine from yeast, characterized in that it comprises at least:--the gene of hirudine or one of its variants (gene H); --A DNA sequence (S.sub.tr) comprising the signals providing for the transcription of the gene H by the yeast.

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