Peptides
US6143864A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K38/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Oligopeptides which comprise amino acid sequences that are recognized and proteolytically cleaved by free prostate specific antigen (PSA) are described. Also described are assays which comprise such oligopeptides useful for determining free PSA protease activity in vitro and in vivo. Therapeutic agents which comprise conjugates of such oligopeptides and known cytotoxic agents are also described.
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