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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1992
Takashi Sugiyama, Hino, JP;
Takashi Kamimura, Hino, JP;
Kenichi Masuda, Hachioji, JP;
Masahiro Okada, Hino, JP;
Eiko Ohtsuka, Sapporo, JP;
Atsushi Imaizumi, Hino, JP;
Kunihito Watanabe, Hino, JP;
Tetsuya Suga, Hino, JP;
Yohichi Matsumoto, Musashino, JP;
Akiko Takeuchi, Hino, JP;
Teijin Limited, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an elastase inhibitory polypeptide comprising a C-terminal half of a human secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) and having an elastase inhibitory activity wherein inhibitory activity of a trypsin-like serine protease does not exceed 1/10 of elastase inhibitory activity, and polypeptides having the above-mentioned biological activity wherein one or more than one amino acid is added, one or more than one amino acid is deleted and/or one or more than one amino acid is replaced. The present invention also provides a process for the production of the above-mentioned protein or other protein via a corresponding fused protein.