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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul R Atkinson, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Matthew D Hilton, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Peter K Lambooy, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435223 ; 435212 ; 435814 ; 435815 ;
Abstract
A dipeptidylaminopeptidase (dDAP enzyme) and a method for isolating it from the culture medium of the cellular slime mold, Dictyostelium discoideum have been presented. The isolated dDAP enzyme has a pH optimum of about 3.5 and a mass of about 225 kDA. The dDAP enzyme has an activity which is somewhat similar to both DAP-I and DAP-III from this organism. Methods for using the dDAP enzyme to remove dipeptides from the N-terminus of recombinantly produced precursor proteins or peptides are also presented.