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Use of aspartic proteases in cosmetics and therapeutics

US7521422B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 9, 2003
Grant dateApr 21, 2009
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N9/6478
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention provides a cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, at least one purified natural or synthetic polypeptide wherein the peptide sequence is represented wholly or partly by at least one sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 25 and SEQ ID NO: 27 and their homologs.

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