Antimicrobial peptides derived from mollusks
US6911524B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K38/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention concerns an antimicrobial peptide, called myticin, characterised in that it can be obtained from a bivalve mollusc shellfish, and its molecular mass is about 4.5 kDa; its pI is about 8.7; it comprises 8 cystein radicals. The invention also concerns its preparation and its uses. The invention further concerns a nucleic acid coding for said peptide.
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