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Flea serine protease nucleic acid molecules

US5972645A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 1995
Grant dateOct 26, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K39/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to flea serine protease and aminopeptidase proteins; to flea serine protease and aminopeptidase nucleic acid molecules, including those that encode such proteins; to antibodies raised against such proteins; and to compounds that inhibit flea serine protease and/or aminopeptidase activities. The present invention also includes methods to obtain such proteins, nucleic acid molecules, antibodies, and inhibitors. Also included in the present invention are therapeutic compositions comprising such proteins, nucleic acid molecules, antibodies, and/or inhibitors as well as the use of such therapeutic compositions to protect a host animal from flea infestation.

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