Ant proteases and methods of inhibition
US6399759B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K14/43563
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides polypeptides, including chymotrypsin-like polypeptides and elastase-like polypeptides, having amidolytic acitivity for cleavage of a peptide bond present in a target polypeptide. The polypeptides can be isolated from ants, including S. invicta larvae. Isolated nucleic acid fragments encoding isolated polypeptides are also provided, as are methods of developing and using inhibitors of chymotrypsin-like polypeptides and elastase-like polypeptides.
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