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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:
Jul. 12, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2002
Applicants:
Daniel O'mahony, Blackrock, IE;
Imelda Lambkin, Sutton, IE;
Lisa Higgins, Donabate, IE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Merrion Research I Limited, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K038/10 ; A61K039/39 ; C07K007/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Purified synthetic polypeptide ligands comprising a 12-mer L-peptide, D-peptides being the D-form of the 12-mer L-peptides, 12-mer retro-inverted peptides being the retro-inverted form of the 12-mer L-peptide, or fragments and homologues thereof, are disclosed. These ligands are for targeting pharmaceutical agents and carriers comprising such agents to intestinal epithelial tissue, especially Peyer's patch and/or M-Cell tissue. Methods of using the ligands are also disclosed.