Useful properties of human lactoferrin and variants thereof
US6333311A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P43/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides compositions containing human lactoferrin, or lactoferrin variants deleted for one or more arginine residues in the amino-terminal region of the protein (i.e., in the first basic cluster), and methods of using the compositions. The human lactoferrin, or lactoferrin variants are useful for treatment of human diseases and conditions, including inflamation.
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