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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:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Delphine Destoumieux, Montpellier, FR;
Evelyne Bachere, Clapiers, FR;
Philippe Bulet, Vendenheim, FR;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/817 ; C07K 1/4435 ; C12N 1/512 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/817 ; C07K 1/4435 ; C12N 1/512 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns antimicrobial peptides obtained from penaeid prawns having the following characteristics: a molecular mass of about 5 to 7 kDa; a pHi not less than 9; an N-terminal portion comprising a region (A) of about 15 to 25 amino acids rich in proline; and a C-terminal portion comprising a region (B) of about 20 to 30 amino acids and containing 6 cysteine residues forming three intramolecular disulfide bonds. The invention also concerns the nucleic acid sequences coding for said peptides and enabling their production by genetic engineering.