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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dominique Bernard, Paris, FR;
Michel Kermici, Paris, FR;
Marie-Alix Bernard-Bourboulon, Noisy le Sec, FR;
Assignee:
Societe L'Oreal S.A., Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/48 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/48 ;
Abstract
A cathepsin L type cysteine protease has been isolated from the healthy stratum corneum of human skin. The protease has a pH optimum of 5 to 5.5 and mass of about 28 kDa.