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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Frenz, Millbrae, CA (US);
Steven J. Shire, Belmont, CA (US);
Mary B. Sliwkowski, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/846 ; C12N 9/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/846 ; C12N 9/22 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides the identification and characterization of two components of a recombinant preparation of DNase. These components are the purified deamidated and non-deamidated human DNases. Taught herein are the separation of these components and the use of the non-deamidated species as a pharmaceutical per se, and in particular in compositions wherein the species is disclosed within a plastic vial, for use in administering to patients suffering from pulmonary distress.