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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1992
George A Digenis, Lexington, KY (US);
Bushra J Agha, Nanuet, NY (US);
William R Banks, Louisville, KY (US);
Frantisek Rypacke, Prague, CS;
Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of inhibiting the enzyme elastase and increasing the biological half-life and/or potency in terms of inhibitory activity of the enzyme elastase of peptide compounds is achieved by use of a polymer of the formula P--(L--R).sub.q wherein P is a polymer containing at least one unit of the formula (A.sub.n B.sub.n) wherein A.sub.n B.sub.n is substantially nonbiodegradable, and has an average molecular weight of about 1,000 to 5,000 daltons, L is a covalent bond or a linker group and R is a peptide.