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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary C Harbour, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
John G Hoogerheide, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Robert L Garlick, Augusta, MI (US);
Stephen B Lyle, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
John E Mott, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 12 ; 530399 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides analogs of somatotropins wherein the asparagine residue corresponding to position 99 of a bovine somatotropin is replaced with a compound selected from the group consisting of proline, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, serine, glycine, serine-serine or serine-aspartic acid. Particularly preferred analogs are bovine somatotropin and their use to increase milk production.