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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alison Frances Chalker, Collegeville, PA (US);
Stephanie Van Horn, Pottstown, PA (US);
Andrew Peter Fosberry, Linton Cambridgeshire, GB;
Michael Ovari, Bradford, GB;
Assignee:
SmithKline Beecham Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; G01N / ; C07H / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
536 235 ; 536 231 ; 536 2432 ; 536 243 ; 4353201 ; 435-71 ; 435 914 ; 435 691 ; 435 701 ;
Abstract
The invention provides tarF polypeptides and DNA (RNA) encoding tarF polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing tarF polypeptides to screen for antibacterial compounds.