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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregg B Fields, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ; C07K / ; C07K / ; C08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
525 5411 ; 530334 ; 530336 ; 530337 ; 530356 ; 530810 ; 530812 ; 530816 ;
Abstract
A triple-helical polypeptide of the formula: ##STR1## is provided wherein: Z is Hyp or Pro; each X and Y is an amino acid such that (Gly-X-Y).sub.m is a sequence of a collagen cell adhesion site; said X and Y may be the same or different and each (Gly-X-Y) may be the same or different; O is an amino acid having a single side-chain amino group; J is an amino acid capable of acting as a chromophore; U is an amino acid; u=0 or 1; n.ltoreq.30; m.ltoreq.30; m+n.ltoreq.30; and j.gtoreq.1. Methods of making these compounds and intermediates used in the methods, are also provided.