Glucuronoxylomannan (GXM)-O-acetylhydrolase of Cryptococcus neoformans and uses thereof
US6284508A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K38/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a novel enzyme which de-O-acetylates glucuronoxylomannan of Cryptococcus neoformans and a gene encoding such enzyme. Also provided are applications of such enzyme in treating cryptococcosis.
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