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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 09, 1987
Hisayuki Matsuo, Miyazaki, JP;
Kenji Kangawa, Miyazaki, JP;
Yujiro Hayashi, Neyagawa, JP;
Shinzo Oikawa, Kyoto, JP;
Takehiro Oshima, Takatsuki, JP;
Shoji Tanaka, Suita, JP;
Hiroshi Nakazato, Ibaraki, JP;
Yasunori Tawaragi, Ibaraki, JP;
Suntory Limited, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a DNA fragment comprising a base sequence coding for a peptide occurring in human atrium cordis and having diuretic action or a precursor of the peptide, plasmids containing the DNA fragment, microorganisms transformed with the plasmid, and a process for production of the peptide using the transformant. Also disclosed is a new peptide consisting of 126 amino acids occurring in human atrium cordis and a precursor thereof. The peptide has notable diuretic action and hypotensive or antihypertensive actions.