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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
May. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence B. Sandberg, Colton, CA (US);
Thomas F. Mitts, Visalia, CA (US);
Felipe Jimenez, Jr., Loma Linda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Connective Tissue Imagineering LLC, Visalia, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A16K 3/808 ; A61K 3/812 ; C07K 7/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A16K 3/808 ; A61K 3/812 ; C07K 7/06 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a composition which is used to enhance the elasticity and/or appearance of tissue. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a composition formulated from peptides or peptide-like compounds having low molecular weights and which substantially correspond to sequences found in elastin. The present composition specifically includes chemical modification of the peptides described herein, specifically carboxy and amino modification including the addition of amino acids to either end of the peptide fragments.