Delivery vehicle comprising a modified MscL protein channel
US7608582B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to the field of drug delivery, in particular, to compounds and methods for the chemical modification of a proteinaceous channel to be used in pharmaceutical delivery vehicles for controlled and/or localized release of therapeutic molecules (e.g., small molecules, peptides, proteins or other macromolecules). Provided are drug delivery vehicles comprising a pH- and/or light-responsive channel protein.
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