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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hidekazu Suginaka, Hiroshima, JP;
Motoyuki Sugai, Hiroshima, JP;
Yonman Hon, Naruto, JP;
Hideo Ogai, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
Earth Chemical Company, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; C07K / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 691 ; 4352523 ; 4353201 ; 514 12 ; 514844 ; 514969 ; 530350 ; 536 237 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a polypeptide (CIF Cornifation Inhibiting factor) characterized in that the polypeptide has a sequence of 212 amino acid residues represented by the formula (1) and a molecular weight of about 24000 daltons as determined by SDS-PAGE, a process for preparing the polypeptide, pharmaceutical compositions and cosmetics comprising the polypeptide, and a method of preventing or curing symptoms of skin diseases due to abnormal cornification of the skin with use of the polypeptide.