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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald F. Joyce, Encinitas, CA (US);
Ronald R. Breaker, Guilford, CT (US);
Assignee:
The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 1/934 ; C07H 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 1/934 ; C07H 2/104 ;
Abstract
The present invention discloses deoxyribonucleic acid enzymes—catalytic or enzymatic DNA molecules—capable of cleaving nucleic acid sequences or molecules, particularly RNA, in a site-specific manner, as well as compositions including same. Methods of making and using the disclosed enzymes and compositions are also disclosed.