Designer proteases
US6383775B1 · kind B1 · utility
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17Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N9/52
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides a method for engineering and selecting an active protease able to cleave a user-defined target amino acid sequence. The method is useful for designing proteases for medical therapeutics and industrial applications.
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