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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alain Belanger, Quebec, CA;
Dean W. Hum, Quebec, CA;
Martin Beaulieu, Quebec, CA;
Eric Levesque, Quebec, CA;
Assignee:
Endorecherche, Inc., , CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 2/106 ; C12N 9/00 ; C12N 9/10 ; C12N 1/20 ; C12N 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 2/106 ; C12N 9/00 ; C12N 9/10 ; C12N 1/20 ; C12N 1/500 ;
Abstract
A uridine diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase (UGTB217) is provided. Methods of producing the enzyme and using the enzyme to identify potential compounds which inhibit or alter the activity of the enzyme are described. In addition, methods of using antibodies to localize the protein, or using the gene sequence or portions thereof for probes or using the gene sequence to produce expression-disrupting sense or antisense DNA fragments thereof, or antisense RNA, are provided.