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Process for preparing insulin compounds

US7396903B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 19, 2002
Grant dateJul 8, 2008
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07K14/62
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A preferred way of converting insulin precursors into insulin compounds is to perform an enzymatic peptide cleavage in an aqueous medium and, thereafter, without removal of the intermediate product formed, to add an amino acid ester or a peptide ester and an organic solvent so that the desired coupling takes place.

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